Saint-Jean (;

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: ''Sent Joan le Vièlh'') is a commune in the

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; , ; ''Upper Garonne'') is a department in the southwestern French region of Occitanie. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. ...

department in southwestern

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. It is located northeast of

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

on the N88 or road of

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(exit 14 on the peripheral).

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Jeannais.

Sights

One of the commune's main points of interest is its historic church.

Notable People

* Camille Razat - born and raised in Saint-Jean.

Monument

Saint-Jean (Haute-Garonne) - La Mairie - 2014.jpg, The town hall. Saint-Jean (Haute-Garonne) - Clocher.jpg, Church "Saint Jean-Baptiste", bell gable. Saint-Jean (Haute-Garonne) - Eglise Porche.jpg, Church "Saint Jean-Baptiste"

International relations

Saint-Jean is twinned with: *

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References

External links

Official site
Communes of Haute-Garonne {{Toulouse-geo-stub