Cazères
Cazères
Casèras (Occitan) | |
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 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Cazères  | |
  Cazères  Cazères | |
| Coordinates: 43°12′26″N 1°05′12″E / 43.2072°N 1.0867°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Cazères |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Raymond Defis[1] |
Area 1 | 19.55 km2 (7.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,781 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31135 /31220 |
| Elevation | 215–362 m (705–1,188 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cazères (French pronunciation: [kazɛʁ]; Occitan: 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 seat (capital) of the canton of Cazères.
The town's population (as of the 2019 Census) is 4,799 people in 1,357 households.
Geography
[edit]The town lies on the banks of the Garonne river, which is forming a border with Gensac-sur-Garonne, Saint-Christaud, and Couladère.
The commune is bordered by nine other communes: Lavelanet-de-Comminges to the north, Le Fousseret to the northwest, Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne to the northeast, Gensac-sur-Garonne to the east, Saint-Christaud across the river Garonne to the southeast, Couladère across the river Garonne to the south, Palaminy and Saint-Michel to the southwest, and finally by Mondavezan to the east.
Population
[edit]The inhabitants of Cazères are known as Cazérien(ne)s in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,405 | — |
| 1975 | 3,419 | +0.06% |
| 1982 | 3,294 | −0.53% |
| 1990 | 3,155 | −0.54% |
| 1999 | 3,260 | +0.36% |
| 2007 | 4,129 | +3.00% |
| 2012 | 4,883 | +3.41% |
| 2017 | 4,889 | +0.02% |
| 2019 | 4,799 | −0.92% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns
[edit]Cazères is twinned with:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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