Saint-Béat (;
Gascon: ''Sent Biat'') is a former
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
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
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. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune
Saint-Béat-Lez.
Arrêté préfectoral
30 April 2018
Sites and monuments
* Château de Saint-Béat, 12th century castle
* The Pic du Gar is a striking limestone
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mountain in the area.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
References
Former communes of Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
States and territories disestablished in 2019
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