Toutens

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

Toutens
Commune
The town hall in Toutens
Coat of arms
Location of Toutens
Toutens Toutens
Coordinates: 43°28′42″N 1°44′43″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Revel
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Denis Magre
Area ^1	4.86 km^2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	335
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31558 /31460
Elevation	206–283 m (676–928 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

It was originally a "seigneurie" or Lord of the Manor and in turn this lordship was originally a dependency of the barony of Beauville. It was detached in favour of the De Ver family in 1463[2] whose descendants by marriage, the De Puybusque, became the Marquises of Toutens. The De Ver family had lived in a chateau in Toutens since before the mid 16th century, certainly before 1554 and possibly 1503 or even earlier. Then the marquis de Toutens were more plainly styled the Seigneur de Toutens, feudal Lords with considerable rights to collect income and levy justice in their fiefdom. Then on 28 June 1580, during the wars of religion, the Vicomte de Turenne a friend and ally of the future King Henry IV of France, led a Protestant (Huguenot) army and attacked several chateaus and forts in the area around Toutens. The chateau at Toutens was burned and razed. The present chateau was built likely in the early to mid 18th century by the De Ver family using some of the stone and other material from their feudal château but on another site some 300 meters to the west of the former site.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	110	—
1968	129	+17.3%
1975	107	−17.1%
1982	149	+39.3%
1990	151	+1.3%
1999	143	−5.3%
2008	174	+21.7%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Les droits seigneuriaux dans la sénéchaussée et comté de Lauragais (1553-1789): étude juridique et historique. Jean Ramière de Fortanier. Laffitte Reprints, 1932.
3. Généalogie de la famille de Puybusque ,par Guillaume-Albert de Puybusque. Éditeur : E. Privat (Toulouse), 1912.