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Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...
department are:
# Arrondissement of Muret, (subprefecture
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: Muret
Muret (; in Gascon Occitan ''Murèth'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Muretains''.
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) with 126 communes
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. The population of the arrondissement was 220,791 in 2016.
# Arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens
The arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region. It has 235 communes. Its population is 77,444 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
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, (subprefecture: Saint-Gaudens) with 235 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 77,444 in 2016.
# Arrondissement of Toulouse
The arrondissement of Toulouse is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region. It has 225 communes. Its population is 1,049,948 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
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, ( prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department: Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...
) with 225 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 1,049,948 in 2013.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Toulouse, Castelsarrasin, Muret, Saint-Gaudens and Villefranche were established. The arrondissement of Muret was disbanded in 1803, and restored in 1806. The arrondissement of Castelsarrasin ceded to the new departmentTarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne (; oc, Tarn e Garona ) is a department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name. The area was originally part of the former provinces of Quercy and ...
in 1808. The arrondissements of Muret and Villefranche were disbanded in 1926, and Muret was restored again in 1942./ref> In January 2017 the commune
Auragne
Auragne (; oc, Auranha) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
The inhabitants are known as Auragnais.
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
The following is a list of the 586 communes ...
absorbed from the arrondissement of Toulouse to the arrondissement of Muret, and the commune Aignes
Aignes (; oc, Anhas) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune is bordered by six other communes: Saint-Léon to the north, Nailloux to the northeast, Montgeard to the east, Calmont to the s ...
absorbed from the arrondissement of Muret to the arrondissement of Toulouse.
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{{Arrondissements of FranceHaute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...