Fonsorbes

Fonsorbes (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃sɔʁb]; Occitan: Fontsòrbas) is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Fonsorbes Fontsòrbas (Occitan)
Commune
The town hall in Fonsorbes
Coat of arms
Location of Fonsorbes
Fonsorbes Show map of France Fonsorbes Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°32′13″N 1°13′55″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Plaisance-du-Touch
Intercommunality	Le Muretain Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Simeon[1]
Area 1	19.03 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	13,048
• Density	685.7/km2 (1,776/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31187 /31470
Elevation	169–213 m (554–699 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Fonsorbais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 510 —     1800 531 +0.58% 1806 606 +2.23% 1821 661 +0.58% 1831 675 +0.21% 1836 733 +1.66% 1841 754 +0.57% 1846 806 +1.34% 1851 856 +1.21% 1856 825 −0.74% 1861 868 +1.02% 1866 827 −0.96% 1872 841 +0.28% 1876 870 +0.85% 1881 879 +0.21% 1886 870 −0.21% 1891 864 −0.14% 1896 835 −0.68%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 782 −1.30% 1906 653 −3.54% 1911 642 −0.34% 1921 564 −1.29% 1926 572 +0.28% 1931 560 −0.42% 1936 528 −1.17% 1946 562 +0.63% 1954 650 +1.84% 1962 755 +1.89% 1968 882 +2.63% 1975 2,049 +12.80% 1982 3,241 +6.77% 1990 4,252 +3.45% 1999 6,909 +5.54% 2007 10,891 +5.85% 2012 11,828 +1.66% 2017 11,743 −0.14%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns

Fonsorbes is twinned with:

• La Fatarella, Spain (Since 1994).

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department