Arrondissement of Muret facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Muret
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Location of Muret in Haute-Garonne
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Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Communes | 126 |
Subprefecture | Muret |
INSEE code | 311 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,639 km2 (633 sq mi) |
Population
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• Total | 215,606 |
• Density | 131.55/km2 (340.71/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Muret is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Haute-Garonne département in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Muret.
History
When the Haute-Garonne department was created in 1790, Muret was one of the districts of the department and, with the creation of arrondissements in 1800, the arrondissement of Muret was part of that original department, but it was eliminated in 1803 and, in 1806, became again an arrondissement.
In 1926, the arrondissement of Muret was eliminated again but, in 1942, it was made again an arrondissement.
Geography
It is the smallest of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 1,639 km2 (633 sq mi), but it is the second in population with 215,606 inhabitants and a density of 131.5 inhabitants/km²
The arrondissement is bordered to the northeast by the arrondissement of Toulouse, to the south by the Ariège (Occitanie) department, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and to the northwest by the Gers (Occitanie) department.
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Muret, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Cazères, Escalquens and Plaisance-du-Touch. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondiissements:
INSEE Code |
Canton | Arrondissements | Total | ||
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Muret | Saint-Gaudens | Toulouse | |||
3101 | Auterive | 47 | 47 | ||
3106 | Cazères | 48 | 43 | 91 | |
3107 | Escalquens | 1 | 34 | 35 | |
3109 | Muret | 9 | 9 | ||
3111 | Plaisance-du-Touch | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
3112 | Portet-sur-Garonne | 12 | 12 | ||
Total | 126 |
Communes
The arrondissement of Muret has 126 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Aignes (31002)
- Auribail (31027)
- Auterive (31033)
- Bax (31047)
- Beaufort (31051)
- Beaumont-sur-Lèze (31052)
- Bois-de-la-Pierre (31071)
- Bonrepos-sur-Aussonnelle (31075)
- Boussens (31084)
- Bragayrac (31087)
- Bérat (31065)
- Cambernard (31101)
- Canens (31103)
- Capens (31104)
- Carbonne (31107)
- Castagnac (31111)
- Castelnau-Picampeau (31119)
- Casties-Labrande (31122)
- Caujac (31128)
- Cazères (31135)
- Cintegabelle (31145)
- Couladère (31153)
- Eaunes (31165)
- Empeaux (31166)
- Esperce (31173)
- Fonsorbes (31187)
- Fontenilles (31188)
- Forgues (31189)
- Francon (31196)
- Frouzins (31203)
- Fustignac (31204)
- Gaillac-Toulza (31206)
- Gensac-sur-Garonne (31219)
- Goutevernisse (31225)
- Gouzens (31226)
- Gratens (31229)
- Grazac (31231)
- Grépiac (31233)
- Labarthe-sur-Lèze (31248)
- Labastide-Clermont (31250)
- Labastidette (31253)
- Labruyère-Dorsa (31256)
- Lacaugne (31258)
- Lafitte-Vigordane (31261)
- Lagardelle-sur-Lèze (31263)
- Lagrâce-Dieu (31264)
- Lahage (31266)
- Lahitère (31267)
- Lamasquère (31269)
- Lapeyrère (31272)
- Latour (31279)
- Latrape (31280)
- Lautignac (31283)
- Lavelanet-de-Comminges (31286)
- Lavernose-Lacasse (31287)
- Le Fauga (31181)
- Le Fousseret (31193)
- Le Pin-Murelet (31419)
- Le Plan (31425)
- Lescuns (31292)
- Lherm (31299)
- Longages (31303)
- Lussan-Adeilhac (31309)
- Mailholas (31312)
- Marignac-Lasclares (31317)
- Marignac-Laspeyres (31318)
- Marliac (31319)
- Marquefave (31320)
- Martres-Tolosane (31324)
- Massabrac (31326)
- Mauran (31327)
- Mauressac (31330)
- Mauzac (31334)
- Miremont (31345)
- Mondavezan (31349)
- Montastruc-Savès (31359)
- Montaut (31361)
- Montberaud (31362)
- Montbrun-Bocage (31365)
- Montclar-de-Comminges (31367)
- Montesquieu-Volvestre (31375)
- Montgazin (31379)
- Montgras (31382)
- Montoussin (31387)
- Montégut-Bourjac (31370)
- Monès (31353)
- Muret (31395)
- Noé (31399)
- Palaminy (31406)
- Peyssies (31416)
- Pins-Justaret (31421)
- Pinsaguel (31420)
- Plagne (31422)
- Plagnole (31423)
- Polastron (31428)
- Portet-sur-Garonne (31433)
- Poucharramet (31435)
- Pouy-de-Touges (31436)
- Puydaniel (31442)
- Rieumes (31454)
- Rieux-Volvestre (31455)
- Roques-sur-Garonne (31458)
- Roquettes (31460)
- Sabonnères (31464)
- Saiguède (31466)
- Saint-Araille (31469)
- Saint-Christaud (31474)
- Saint-Clar-de-Rivière (31475)
- Saint-Hilaire (31486)
- Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne (31492)
- Saint-Lys (31499)
- Saint-Michel (31505)
- Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze (31517)
- Saint-Thomas (31518)
- Saint-Élix-le-Château (31476)
- Sainte-Foy-de-Peyrolières (31481)
- Sajas (31520)
- Salles-sur-Garonne (31525)
- Sana (31530)
- Saubens (31533)
- Savères (31538)
- Seysses (31547)
- Sénarens (31543)
- Venerque (31572)
- Vernet (31574)
- Villate (31580)
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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31395 | Muret | 24,975 | Muret | Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain |
31187 | Fonsorbes | 11,743 | Plaisance-du-Touch | Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain |
31433 | Portet-sur-Garonne | 9,609 | Portet-sur-Garonne | Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain |
31033 | Auterive | 9,232 | Auterive | La Vallée de l'Ariège |
31499 | Saint-Lys | 9,067 | Plaisance-du-Touch | Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain |
31203 | Frouzins | 8,815 | Muret | Axe Sud |
31547 | Seysses | 8,193 | Muret | Axe Sud |
31165 | Eaunes | 5,827 | Portet-sur-Garonne | Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain |
31107 | Carbonne | 5,377 | Auterive | Le Volvestre |
31188 | Fontenilles | 5,368 | Plaisance-du-Touch | La Gascogne Toulousaine |
31248 | Labarthe-sur-Lèze | 5,365 | Portet-sur-Garonne | Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain |
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See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Muret para niños