Haute-Garonne

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Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne (; ) is a department in the southwest of France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
named after the Garonne

Garonne

The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of 575 km ....
river. Its main city is Toulouse

Toulouse

Toulouse is a commune of France in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea....
.

e-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution

French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc

Languedoc

Languedoc is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day List of regions in France of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyr?n?es in the south of France, and whose capital city was Toulouse, now in Midi-Pyr?n?es....
.

e-Garonne is part of the current region

Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
of Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyr?n?es is the largest Regions of France of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyr?n?es has no historical or geographical unity....
and is surrounded by the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées

Hautes-Pyrénées

Hautes-Pyr?n?es is a departments of France in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyr?n?es region....
, Gers

Gers

The Gers is a departments of France in the Midi-Pyr?n?es Regions of France in the South West France named after the Gers River....
, Tarn-et-Garonne

Tarn-et-Garonne

Tarn-et-Garonne is a French departments of France in the southwest of France....
, Tarn, Aude

Aude

Aude is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Aude River. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country"....
, and Ariège

Ariège

Ari?ge is a departments of France in southwestern France named after the Ari?ge River....
.

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Haute-Garonne (; ) is a department in the southwest of France

France

Garonne

The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of 575 km ....
river. Its main city is Toulouse

Toulouse

Toulouse is a commune of France in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea....
.

History

Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution

French Revolution

Languedoc

Geography

Haute-Garonne is part of the current region

Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
of Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyrénées

Hautes-Pyrénées

Hautes-Pyr?n?es is a departments of France in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyr?n?es region....
, Gers

Gers

The Gers is a departments of France in the Midi-Pyr?n?es Regions of France in the South West France named after the Gers River....
, Tarn-et-Garonne

Tarn-et-Garonne

Tarn-et-Garonne is a French departments of France in the southwest of France....
, Tarn, Aude

Aude

Aude is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Aude River. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country"....
, and Ariège

Ariège

Ari?ge is a departments of France in southwestern France named after the Ari?ge River....
. It also borders Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
in the south (province of Lleida

Lleida (province)

Lleida is a provinces of Spain of north-eastern Spain, in the western part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia . It is bordered by the provinces of Girona , Barcelona , Tarragona , Zaragoza and Huesca and the countries of France and Andorra....
and province of Huesca

Huesca (province)

Huesca is a provinces of Spain of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Frances of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyr?n?es....
). Along with other agricultural products, this village is well known for its farming and production of pork and of other pig products. It is referred to by locals at times as "Le village de Jambon" (the town of ham) for this reason.

The department is crossed by the upper course of the Garonne River (hence the name) for nearly 200 kilometers (125 miles). The borders of the department follow the river. The Garonne enters France from Spain at the town of Fos, goes through Toulouse

Toulouse

Toulouse is a commune of France in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea....
and leaves the department The extreme south of the department lies in the Pyrenees

Pyrenees

The Pyrenees are a mountain range in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extend for about from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea ....
mountain range and is very mountainous. The highest elevation is the Peak of Perdiguère, at 3,222 meters (10,571 ft) above sea level.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Haut-Garonnais. The greatest population concentration is around Toulouse

Toulouse

Toulouse is a commune of France in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea....
. The south of the department is quite sparsely populated. More than a million people inhabited the department at the last census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
in 1999. Young people are well represented with 55% of the population under the age of 40 and of those, 16% are between the ages of 20 and 29. This is because Toulouse

Toulouse

Toulouse is a commune of France in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea....
is a university

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
town.

The largest towns are :

Commune	Population (1999)	Commune	Population (1999)
Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a commune of France in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea....	390 350	Colomiers Colomiers Colomiers is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, and is adjacent to it on the west side....	28 538
Tournefeuille Tournefeuille Tournefeuille is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, and is adjacent to it on the west side....	22 758	Muret Muret Muret is a communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France. It is an outer suburb of the city of Toulouse, even though it does not belong to Toulouse's Agglomeration community of Greater Toulouse, which it has declined to join....	20 735
Blagnac Blagnac Blagnac is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, and is adjacent to it on the northwest side....	20 586	Plaisance-du-Touch Plaisance-du-Touch Plaisance-du-Touch is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France....	14 164
Cugnaux Cugnaux Cugnaux is a Communes of the Haute-Garonne department in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France....	12 997	L'Union L'Union L'Union is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France....	12 141
Balma Balma Balma is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France. It is east of Toulouse.As of the 1999 French census, the population of Balma is 11 994....	11 944	Ramonville-Saint-Agne Ramonville-Saint-Agne Ramonville-Saint-Agne is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France....	11 696
Saint-Orens-de-Gameville Saint-Orens-de-Gameville Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, also referred to as Saint-Orens, is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, Midi-Pyr?n?es region, in southwestern France....	11 142	Saint-Gaudens	10 845
Castanet-Tolosan Castanet-Tolosan Castanet-Tolosan is a Commune in France of the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France....	10 250	Portet-sur-Garonne Portet-sur-Garonne Portet-sur-Garonne is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France....	8 737
Saint-Jean Saint-Jean, Haute-Garonne Saint-Jean is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France. It is located northeast of Toulouse on the Route nationale 88 or road of Albi ....	8 362	Villeneuve-Tolosane Villeneuve-Tolosane Villeneuve-Tolosane is a Communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France....	8 252
Revel Revel, Haute-Garonne Revel is a communes of France of the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France....	7 985	Castelginest Castelginest Castelginest is a commune in France of the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France....	7 735
Pibrac Pibrac Pibrac is a communes of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France, located west of Toulouse.It has recently grown up thanks to the development of the plane industry in the nearby city of Blagnac....	7 440	Fonsorbes Fonsorbes Fonsorbes is a commune in France of the Haute-Garonne Departments of France in southwestern France....	6 909

Winter Sports

The department has four ski

Ski

A ski is a long, flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now primarily used for recreational and sporting purposes....
resorts.

Peyragudes (1600 m -2450 m), 55 km of slopes
Luchon-Superbagnères (1440 m - 2260 m), 30 km of slopes
Le Mourtis (1380 m - 1816 m), 22 km of slopes
Bourg-d'Oueil (1350 m - 1500 m)

Haute-Garonne

History

Geography

Demographics

Winter Sports

See also

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