Boussens (; ) 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
France
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.
Geography
The commune is bordered by four other communes:
Martres-Tolosane to the north,
Le Fréchet to the northwest,
Mancioux to the southwest, and finally by
Roquefort-sur-Garonne across the river
Garonne
The Garonne ( , ; Catalan language, Catalan, Basque language, Basque and , ;
or ) is a river that flows in 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.
The river
Garonne
The Garonne ( , ; Catalan language, Catalan, Basque language, Basque and , ;
or ) is a river that flows in 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, forming a border with
Roquefort-sur-Garonne.
Population
International relationships
Bouseens is twinned with
Boussens in
Switzerland
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, and these two villages has similar name, and become 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 inte ...
in 1987.
Transport
Boussens station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes.
See also
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Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
The following is a list of the 586 communes in the French department of Haute-Garonne.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
Communes of Haute-Garonne
Comminges
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