Lèze
The Lèze () is a long river in the Ariège and Haute-Garonne ''départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in La Bastide-de-Sérou. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Ariège into which it flows between Labarthe-su ...
''; oc, Bèumont de Lesat) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in southwestern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. According to the 2008 census it had a population of 1485, increasing to 1557 at the 2018 census.
Geography
The
Lèze
The Lèze () is a long river in the Ariège and Haute-Garonne ''départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in La Bastide-de-Sérou. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Ariège into which it flows between Labarthe-su ...
forms part of the commune's southwestern border, flows northeastward through the middle of the commune and crosses the village. The border between Beaumont-sur-Lèze and Montaut is formed both land and river borders. The commune is very near to the capital of the
arrondissement of Muret
The arrondissement of Muret is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region. It has 126 communes. Its population is 220,791 (2016), and its area is . Its seat is in Muret.
Composition
The communes of the ar ...
,
Muret
Muret (; in Gascon Occitan ''Murèth'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Muretains''.
It is an outer suburb of the city o ...
.
The commune is bordered by eight other communes:
Eaunes
Eaunes (; oc, Èunas) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Eaunois'' or ''Eaunoises'' in French.
Twin towns
Eaunes is twinned with:
* Casier, Italy
* A ...
to the north,
Lagardelle-sur-Lèze
Lagardelle-sur-Lèze (, literally ''Lagardelle on Lèze''; oc, La Gardèla de Lesa) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are called ''Lagardellois'' in French.
Twinning ...
to the northeast,
Muret
Muret (; in Gascon Occitan ''Murèth'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Muretains''.
It is an outer suburb of the city o ...
to the northwest,
Le Fauga
Le Fauga (; oc-gsc, Le Haugar) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
Economy
The commune once had the headquarters of Air Méditerranée
Air Méditerranée was a French charter airline headquartere ...
to the west, Mauzac to the southwest, Montaut across by the river
Lèze
The Lèze () is a long river in the Ariège and Haute-Garonne ''départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in La Bastide-de-Sérou. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Ariège into which it flows between Labarthe-su ...
and the land border to the south, and finally by
Auribail
Auribail (; oc, Aurivalh) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune is bordered by five other communes: Beaumont-sur-Lèze to the north, Miremont to the east, Lagrâce-Dieu to the southeast, S ...