The 3
arrondissements of the
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; , ; ''Upper Garonne'') is a department in the southwestern French region of Occitanie. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. ...
department are:
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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''.
It is an outer suburb of the ci ...
) with 126
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
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. The population of the arrondissement was 231,646 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens, (subprefecture:
Saint-Gaudens) with 235 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 77,331 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Toulouse
The arrondissement of Toulouse is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region. It has 225 Communes of F ...
, (
prefecture
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of the Haute-Garonne department:
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
) with 225 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 1,125,390 in 2021.
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 department
Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn (river), Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its n ...
in 1808. The arrondissements of Muret and Villefranche were disbanded in 1926, and Muret was restored again in 1942.
Historique de la Haute-Garonne
/ref> In January 2017 the commune Auragne passed from the arrondissement of Toulouse to the arrondissement of Muret, and the commune Aignes
Aignes (; ) 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 south, Cin ...
passed from the arrondissement of Muret to the arrondissement of Toulouse.
References
{{Arrondissements of France
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; , ; ''Upper Garonne'') is a department in the southwestern French region of Occitanie. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. ...