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
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in southwestern
France
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Personalities
*The opera singer
Jean Morère
Jean Morère (6 October 1836 – February 1887) was a French operatic tenor, active from 1861 to 1871. He created the title role in Verdi's ''Don Carlos'' and sang primarily at the Paris Opera and at La Monnaie in Brussels. He was born in Coulad� ...
was born in Couladère in 1836.''Guide Musical'' (17 February 1887). "Nécrologie", p. 55 Original French: "Sont décédés: A Toulouse, d'aliénation mentale, Jean Morère, né à Couladère (Haute-Garonne), le 6 octobre 1836".