Haute-Garonne department

Haute-Garonne
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

• Bagneres-de-Luchon
• Saint-Gaudens
• Toulouse

Administrative division

Communes and arrondissements in the Haute-Garonne department

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

The Tarn-et-Garonne department was re-established in 1808

• 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

Commons : Haute-Garonne department  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• General Council of the Haute-Garonne Department (French)
• Prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department (French)

Coordinates: 43 ° 31 '  N , 1 ° 21'  E