Cazères (; ), or sometimes locally called as Cazères-sur-Garonne, is a small town and
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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.
Cazères station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes. It is the seat (capital) of the
canton of Cazères The Cantons of France, canton of Cazères is an administrative division of the Haute-Garonne departments of France, department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its ...
.
The town's population (as of the 2019 Census) is 4,799 people in 1,357 households.
Geography
The town lies on the banks of the
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 � ...
river, which is forming a border with
Gensac-sur-Garonne
Gensac-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Gensac on Garonne''; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune is bordered by five other communes: Saint-Julien-sur-G ...
,
Saint-Christaud, and
Couladère
Couladère (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Personalities
*The opera singer Jean Morère was born in Couladère in 1836. .
The commune is bordered by nine other communes:
Lavelanet-de-Comminges
Lavelanet-de-Comminges (, literally ''Lavelanet of Comminges''; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Lavelané ...
to the north,
Le Fousseret
Le Fousseret (; ) is a commune and a large village in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Louge, which flows northeast through the middle of the ...
to the northwest,
Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne
Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Saint-Julien on Garonne''; before September 2005: ''Saint-Julien''; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune i ...
to the northeast,
Gensac-sur-Garonne
Gensac-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Gensac on Garonne''; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune is bordered by five other communes: Saint-Julien-sur-G ...
to the east,
Saint-Christaud 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 southeast,
Couladère
Couladère (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Personalities
*The opera singer Jean Morère was born in Couladère in 1836. across the river Garonne to the south,
Palaminy and
Saint-Michel to the southwest, and finally by
Mondavezan to the east.
Population
The inhabitants of Cazères are known as ''Cazérien(ne)s'' in French.
Twin towns
Cazères is twinned with:
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Collbató
Collbató () is a municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the southern slopes of Montserrat (mountain), Montserrat. The area has been inhabited ...
,
Spain
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(since 10 October,
1986
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Events January
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** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
** Spain and Portugal en ...
)
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
External links
Official site
Communes of Haute-Garonne
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