Antichan-de-Frontignes

Antichan-de-Frontignes (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

Geography

Antichan-de-Frontignes is located at the foot of the Pyrenees in the Comminges region some 40 km east by south-east of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and 19 km south by south-west of Saint-Gaudens. Access to the commune is by the D618 road which branches from the D331 east of Ore and goes to the village then continues north-east by a roundabout route to Juzet-d'Izaut. There is also a local road going from the D618 north of the village to Saint-Pé-d'Ardet. Most of the commune is heavily forested however there is some farmland near the village.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Antichanais or Antichanaises in French.

Sites and monuments

• The village is the point of departure for a hiking trail which crosses the Col des Ares 4.5 km from the village then continues to the summits of the Pic du Gar and the Saillant Peak.
• The Church of Notre-Dame of the Assumption

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

External links

• Antichan-de-Frontignes on the old IGN website
• Antichan-de-Frontignes on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Antichan-de-Frontignes on the 1750 Cassini Map