Longages (; ) is a large village and
commune in the
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; , ; ''Upper Garonne'') is a department in the southwestern French region of Occitanie. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. ...
department in southwestern
France
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. It is best known for the
castle
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which dominates the village.
Population
Geography
The commune is bordered by seven other communes:
Lavernose-Lacasse
Lavernose-Lacasse (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Louge flows northeast through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.
Population
T ...
to the north,
Noé to the east,
Capens
Capens () is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left banks of the Garonne river, which flows northeast through the middle of the commune.
The commune is bordered by five other c ...
to the southeast,
Carbonne
Carbonne (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The A64 autoroute passes near the village. Carbonne station on the Toulouse–Bayonne railway has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes.
It ...
to the south,
Peyssies
Peyssies (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Louge forms most of the commune's western border. The border between Bois-de-la-Pierre and Peyssies is f ...
to the southwest,
Bois-de-la-Pierre to the west, and finally by
Bérat to the northwest.
Sights
The
Château Sainte-Marie is a privately-owned
castle
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dating from the second half of the 16th century, modified and altered during the 19th century. It is listed as a historic site by the
French Ministry of Culture
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in 1984.
Transport
Longages-Noé station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes.
See also
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Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
The following is a list of the 586 communes in the French department of Haute-Garonne.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
Communes of Haute-Garonne
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