HAUTE-GARONNE

'Haute-Garonne' (Occitan: ''Nauta Garona''; English: ''Upper Garonne'') is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river.

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History

Geography

Demographics

See also

External links

History

Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.

Geography

Haute-Garonne is part of the current region of Midi-Pyrénées and is surrounded by the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn, Aude, and Ariège. It also borders Spain in the south (province of Lleida and province of Huesca).
The department is crossed by the Garonne River for nearly 200 kilometers (125 miles). The extreme south of the department lies in the Pyrenees mountain range and is very mountainous. The highest elevation is the Peak of Perdiguère, at 3,222 meters (10,571 ft) above sea level.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called ''Haut-Garonnais''. The greatest population concentration is around Toulouse. The south of the department is quite sparsely populated.

See also

★ Cantons of the Haute-Garonne department

★ Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

★ Arrondissements of the Haute-Garonne department

External links

★ General council website

★ Prefecture website

★ Tourism website

★ Haute-Garonne Tourism Guide