Haute-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' ...
department in southwestern France. It is about 40 km north west of
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 fr ...
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The name Cox is derived from the Occitan word 'Coth' meaning 'top of the hill'.
The village has a museum of pottery, housed in the former home of potter Joseph Laballe (1886-1942).