Marsoulas

Marsoulas
Commune
Location of Marsoulas
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Coordinates: 43°06′23″N0°59′58″E / 43.1064°N 0.9994°E / 43.1064; 0.9994
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Saint-Gaudens
Canton	Bagnères-de-Luchon
Intercommunality	Cagire Garonne Salat
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alexandre Ader [1]
Area 1	2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	141
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31321 /31260
Elevation	292–422 m (958–1,385 ft) (avg. 384 m or 1,260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marsoulas is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

It is notable for the Marsoulas Cave in which palæolithic artifacts and paintings were discovered. ^[3]

History

Early in the morning of 10 June 1944, Nazi Germany invaded Marsoulas, and killed 27 people, 11 being children. ^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	79	—
1968	114	+44.3%
1975	94	−17.5%
1982	100	+6.4%
1990	112	+12.0%
1999	137	+22.3%
2008	141	+2.9%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Recent Excavation in the Marsoulas Cave". Nature. 129 (3251): 273–274. 20 February 1932. doi: 10.1038/129273d0 .
4. Hanks, Jane (23 September 2021). "The painful SS massacre memories of this tiny French village". www.connexionfrance.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.