Haute-Garonne (French pronunciation: ; Occitan: Nauta Garona, pronooncit ; Scots: Upper Garonne) is a depairtment in the admeenistrative region o Occitanie, soothwastren Fraunce named efter the Garonne river. Its main ceety is Toulouse.
History
Haute-Garonne is ane o the oreeginal 83 depairtment creatit durin the French Revolution on 4 Mairch 1790. It wis creatit frae pairt o the umwhile province o Languedoc.
The depairtment wis oreeginally lairger. The reduction in its area resultit frae an imperial decree dated 21 November 1808 an that established the neebourin depairtment o Tarn-et-Garonne, norlins. The new depairtment, creatit in repone tae the pleadins o mony locally pouerfu politeecians, teuk territory frae five surroondin depairtments includin Haute-Garonne. The destricts lost tae Tarn-et-Garonne in 1808 wis the anes o Montech an Castelsarrasin.
Geografie
Haute-Garonne is pairt o the current region o Midi-Pyrénées an is surroondit bi the depairtments o Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn, Aude, an Ariège. It mairchs Spainie in the sooth an aw (province o Lleida an province o Huesca).
The depairtment is crossed bi the upper course o the Garonne River (hence the name) fur near 200 kilometre (120 mi). The mairches o the depairtment follae the river. The Garonne enters Fraunce frae Spainie at the toun o Fos, gaes throu Toulouse an leaves the depairtment The yondermaist sooth o the depairtment lees in the Pyrenees muntain reenge an is gey muntainous. The heichest elevation is the Peak o Perdiguère, at 3,222 metre (10,571 ft) abuin sea level.
Politics
The Preses o the General Cooncil is Pierre Izard o the Socialist Pairty.
| Pairty | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Socialist Pairty | 43 |
| Union for a Popular Movement | 3 | |
| Miscellaneous Right | 3 | |
| • | Miscellaneous Left | 2 |
| • | Left Radical Pairty | 1 |
| • | French Communist Pairty | 1 |
Demografics
The indwellers o the depairtment is cried Haut-Garonnais. The greatest population concentration is aroond Toulouse. The sooth o the depairtment is quite spairsely populate. Mair nor a million fowk indwell the depairtment at the lest census in 1999. Young fowk is weel representit wi 55% o the population unner the age o 40 an o thaim, 16% is atween the ages o 20 an 29. This is acause Toulouse is a varsity toun.
The lairgest touns are:
| Commune | Population (1999) | Commune | Population (1999) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse | 390,350 | Colomiers | 28,538 |
| Tournefeuille | 22,758 | Muret | 20,735 |
| Blagnac | 20,586 | Plaisance-du-Touch | 14,164 |
| Cugnaux | 12,997 | L'Union | 12,141 |
| Balma | 11,944 | Ramonville-Saint-Agne | 11,696 |
| Saint-Orens-de-Gameville | 11,142 | Saint-Gaudens | 10,845 |
| Castanet-Tolosan | 10,250 | Portet-sur-Garonne | 8,737 |
| Saint-Jean | 8,362 | Villeneuve-Tolosane | 8,252 |
| Revel | 7,985 | Castelginest | 7,735 |
| Pibrac | 7,440 | Fonsorbes | 6,909 |
Tourism
Winter Sports
The department haes fower ski resorts.
- Peyragudes (1600 m -2450 m), 55 km o slopes
- Luchon-Superbagnères (1440 m - 2260 m), 30 km o slopes
- Le Mourtis (1380 m - 1816 m), 22 km o slopes
- Bourg-d'Oueil (1350 m - 1500 m)
See an aw
- Cantons o the Haute-Garonne depairtment
- Communes o the Haute-Garonne depairtment
- Arrondissements o the Haute-Garonne depairtment
Freemit airtins
- (in French) General cooncil wabsteid
- (in French) Prefectur wabsteid Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French) Tourism wabsteid Archived 2010-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French) Photography Panoramics 360° wabsteid Archived 2013-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
