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, ...
of 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 ...
.
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 ...
flows north through the eastern part of the commune and forms part of its northeastern border.
The
Garonne
The Garonne (, also , ; Occitan, Catalan, Basque, and es, Garona, ; la, Garumna
or ) is a river of southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux – a ...
forms part of the commune's western border.
The commune is bordered by eight other communes: Mauzac to the north,
Beaumont-sur-Lèze
Beaumont-sur-Lèze (, literally ''Beaumont on Lèze''; oc, Bèumont de Lesat) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. According to the 2008 census it had a population of 1485, increasing to 1557 at the 2018 census.
G ...
to the northwest,
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 ...
to the east,
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze (, literally ''Saint-Sulpice on Lèze''; Languedocien: ''Sent Somplesi'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Lèze forms part of the commune's southwestern border, flows nort ...
to the southeast,
Montgazin
Montgazin (; oc, Montgasin) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions ...
to the south,
Marquefave
Marquefave (; oc, Marcahava) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The village lies on the banks of the Garonne river.
The commune is bordered by five other communes: Capens across the river Garonne and ...
to the southwest,
Capens
Capens is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left banks of the Garonne river, which flows northeast through the middle of the commune.
The commune is bordered by five other commune ...