Salles-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Salles on

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 ...

''; oc, Salas de Garona) 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 ...

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in southwestern

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Population

Geography

The commune is bordered by five other communes:

Lafitte-Vigordane Lafitte-Vigordane is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is bordered by six other communes: Peyssies to the north, Gratens across the river Louge to the northwest, Marignac-Lasclares across the ...

to the north,

Carbonne Carbonne (; oc, Carbona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The A64 autoroute passes near the village. Carbonne station on the Toulouse–Bayonne railway has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Ta ...

to the northeast, Rieux-Volvestre across the river

to the east,

Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Saint-Julien on Garonne''; before September 2005: ''Saint-Julien''; oc, Sent Julian de Garona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is bordered by six ...

to the south, and

Saint-Élix-le-Château Saint-Élix-le-Château is a village and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is best known for the castle which dominates the village. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Élixois. Geograp ...

to the east. The river

flows through the commune, making the suffix ''-sur-Garonne'', forming a border with

International relations

In 2010, Salles-sur-Garonne became a

sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

Lhatse The new town of Lhatse or Lhatse Xian, also known as Quxar (, Quxia (), or Chusar, is a small town of a few thousand people in the Tibet Autonomous Region in the valley of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Lhatse County, southwest of Shigatse and just ...

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

.Des communes françaises parrainent des communes au Tibet
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