Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Saint-Julien 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 ...
''; before September 2005: ''Saint-Julien''; oc, Sent Julian de Garona) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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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 ...
department
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in southwestern
France
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Salles-sur-Garonne
Salles-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Salles on Garonne''; oc, Salas de Garona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
Geography
The commune is bordered by five other communes: Lafitte-Vigordane to the nor ...
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 – a ...
to the northeast,
Lavelanet-de-Comminges
Lavelanet-de-Comminges (, literally ''Lavelanet of Comminges''; oc, L'Avereit de Comenge) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Lavelanéciens
Geography
...
Gensac-sur-Garonne
Gensac-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Gensac on Garonne''; oc, Gençac de Garona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune is bordered by five other communes: Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne across the rive ...
across the river Garonne to the south, and finally by
Cazères
Cazères (; oc, Casèras), or sometimes locally called as Cazères-sur-Garonne, is a small town and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Cazères station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes. It is the sea ...
to the southwest.
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 – a ...
flows through the commune, making the suffix ''-sur-Garonne'', forming a border with
Gensac-sur-Garonne
Gensac-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Gensac on Garonne''; oc, Gençac de Garona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune is bordered by five other communes: Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne across the rive ...
and
Salles-sur-Garonne
Salles-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Salles on Garonne''; oc, Salas de Garona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
Geography
The commune is bordered by five other communes: Lafitte-Vigordane to the nor ...
.
History
The commune of Saint-Julien was renamed to Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne in 2005 by a decision.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are called Saint-Julienois