Muret

commune in Haute-Garonne, France

Muret (Occitan gascon: Murèth) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

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Town hall of Muret
Town hall of Muret
Coat of arms of Muret
Location of Muret
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Muret is located in France
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Muret is located in Occitanie
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Coordinates: 43°27′40″N 1°19′36″E / 43.4611°N 1.3267°E / 43.4611; 1.3267
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementMuret
CantonMuret
IntercommunalityMurétains
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) André Mandement[1]
Area
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57.8 km2 (22.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
24,975
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
DemonymMuretains
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31395 /31600
Elevation152–305 m (499–1,001 ft)
(avg. 229 m or 751 ft)
Websitewww.mairie-muret.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Muret is at about 22 km (14 mi) to the south of Toulouse and has an area of 57.8 km2 (22.3 sq mi),[2] and its average altitude is 229 m (751 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 169 m (554 ft).[3]

Muret and its neighboring communes
 

The communes that are around Muret are Seysses, Roques, Saubens, Villate, Eaunes , Le Fauga, Beaumont-sur-Lèze, Saint-Hilaire, Lherm, Lamasquère, Saint-Clar-de-Rivière and Labastidette.

Muret is on the Garonne river at its confluence with the Louge, which flows northeast through the commune. The Garonne flows north through the commune and forms part of its northern border.

Muret has an oceanic climate with relatively hot summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall, Cfb in the Köppen climate classification.

Population

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The inhabitants of Muret are known, in French, as Murétains (women: Murétaines).[4]

The commune of Muret has a population, in 2014, of 24,975;[5] its population density is of 432.1 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Muret

Administration

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Muret is a subprefecture of the Haute-Garonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Muret and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Muret.

It is part of the intercommunality Le Muretain (French: Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain).

Sister city

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Muret is twinned with:

Education

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A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) is in Muret.

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References

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  1. "Les élus" (in French). Mairie de Muret. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. "Commune de Muret (31395)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. "Muret". Map-France.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. "Muret (31600)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

Other websites

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