Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
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View of the town from Roc d'Anglars
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 44°09′10″N 1°45′21″E / 44.1528°N 1.7558°ECoordinates: 44°09′10″N 1°45′21″E / 44.1528°N 1.7558°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Montauban | |
| Canton | Quercy-Rouergue | |
| Area1 | 106.12 km2 (40.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 1,864 | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (45/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 82155 /82140 | |
| Elevation | 110–395 m (361–1,296 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
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| Website | http://www.st-antoninnv.com | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val (Sant Antonin in Occitan) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Having played an influential and somewhat bellicose role in the history of the region from the 12th to the 17th centuries, it then declined economically and as a result has preserved largely mediaeval core which has many listed buildings and is now a major tourist attraction. Its Sunday market is extensive and draws visitors and locals alike. It is a member of the Cittaslow movement.
Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val is situated in the gorges of the Aveyron river at the confluence of the Bonnette overlooked by the limestone cliffs of the . It is located at the edge of Rouergue where the Albigeois lands border with Quercy, to the north of the forest of . It lies on one of the ancient pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela.
The area has been occupied for over 10,000 years, as evidenced by the archaeological discoveries at the nearby Upper Palaeolithic (Magdalenian) site of .
The town is named after Antoninus of Pamiers, who brought Christianity to the Rouergue. He was martyred c. 305 when, following this success, he then tried to convert Pamiers, his home town in the Pyrenees. His remains were believed to have been interred on the site of the town and an abbey was founded by the 8th century by Festus, the local ruler of what was then known as Vallis Nobilis.
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