Lavelanet-de-Comminges (, literally ''Lavelanet of
Comminges
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''; ) is a
commune in 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 in southwestern
France
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.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Lavelanéciens
Geography
The commune is bordered by four other communes:
Le Fousseret
Le Fousseret (; ) is a commune and a large village in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Louge, which flows northeast through the middle of the ...
to the northwest,
Cazères
Cazères (; ), or sometimes locally called as Cazères-sur-Garonne, is a small town and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Cazères station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes. It is the seat (capital) ...
to the southwest,
Saint-Élix-le-Château
Saint-Élix-le-Château (; ) is a village and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is best known for the castle which dominates the village.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Élixois.
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to the northeast, and finally by
Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne
Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Saint-Julien on Garonne''; before September 2005: ''Saint-Julien''; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune i ...
to the southeast.
Twin towns
Lavelanet-de-Comminges is twinned with:
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Brazii
Brazii () is a Communes of Romania, commune in Arad County, Romania. It is situated in the southern part of the Gurahonț Basin, at the western foot of Măgura Ciungani Mountains and at the northern foot of Husu Massif, in the hydrographical bas ...
, Romania
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Narthang, China
See also
Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
The following is a list of the 586 communes in the French department of Haute-Garonne.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
Communes of Haute-Garonne
Comminges
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