Haute-Garonne department
Haute-Garonne | |
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region | Occitania |
prefecture | Toulouse |
Sub-prefecture (s) |
Saint-Gaudens Muret |
Residents | 1,362,672 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
Population density | 216 inhabitants per km² |
surface | 6,314.68 km² |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Community associations | 19th |
Cantons | 27 |
Communities | 586 |
President of the Department Council |
Georges Méric ( PS ) |
ISO-3166-2 code | FR-31 |
![]() Location of the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region |
The Haute-Garonne [ otgaˈʀɔn ] department is the French department with serial number 31. It is located in the south of the country in the Occitania region - before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées - on the border with Spain and was named after the upper reaches of the Garonne River.
history
The department arose on March 4, 1790 from parts of the former French province of Languedoc and some territories of Gascony , in particular the main parts of the county of Comminges and the vice-county of Nébouzan in the southwest. After the creation of the Tarn-et-Garonne department in 1808, some municipalities had to give it up to it.
It belonged to the Midi-Pyrénées region from 1960 to 2015 , which was added to the Occitania region in 2016 .
geography
The department is located in the Pyrenees of southern France and borders on Spain . Neighboring clockwise are the Hautes-Pyrénées , Gers , Tarn-et-Garonne , Tarn , Aude and Ariège departments .
coat of arms
Blazon : A golden Tolosan cross in red with a silver almond in the corners.
Cities
Administrative division
Arrondissement | Cantons | Communities | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muret | 6th | 126 | 222,841 | 1,630.34 | 137 | 311 |
Saint-Gaudens | 3 | 235 | 77,452 | 2,145.43 | 36 | 312 |
Toulouse | 21st | 225 | 1,062,379 | 2,538.91 | 418 | 313 |
Haute-Garonne department | 27 | 586 | 1,362,672 | 6,314.68 | 216 | 31 |
See also
- List of communes in the Haute-Garonne department
- List of cantons in the Haute-Garonne department
- List of associations of municipalities in the Haute-Garonne department
Web links
- General Council of the Haute-Garonne Department (French)
- Prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department (French)
Coordinates: 43 ° 31 ' N , 1 ° 21' E