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 – ...
''; oc, Salas de Garona) is a
commune
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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' ...
department in southwestern
France
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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 th ...
to the north,
Carbonne to the northeast,
Rieux-Volvestre across the river
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 – ...
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 si ...
to the south, and
Saint-Élix-le-Château to the east.
The river
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 – ...
flows through the commune, making the suffix ''-sur-Garonne'', forming a border with
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 si ...
.
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 ...
of
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, Taman ...
.
Des communes françaises parrainent des communes au Tibet
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See also
* Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
References
Communes of Haute-Garonne
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