Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne
Prefecture building of the Haute-Garonne department, in Toulouse
Prefecture building of the Haute-Garonne department, in Toulouse
Flag of Haute-Garonne
Coat of arms
Location of Haute-Garonne in France
Location of Haute-Garonne in France
Coordinates: 43°25′N 1°30′E / 43.417°N 1.500°E / 43.417; 1.500
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
Département4 March 1790
PrefectureToulouse
SubprefecturesSaint-Gaudens, Muret
Government
 • PresidentGeorges Méric[1]
Area
 • Total6,309.3 km2 (2,436.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total1,317,668
 • Rank13th
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Haut-Garonnais, Haut-Garonnaise
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-31
Arrondissements3
Cantons27
Communes589
Websitehttp://www.haute-garonne.fr/

Haute-Garonne ("Upper Garonne"; Occitan: Nauta Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city and prefecture of the department is Toulouse.

  1. "Vos conseiller-e-s départementaux" (in French). Haute-Garonne - Departamental Council. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. "Département de la Haute-Garonne (31)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

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