Lavelanet-de-Comminges

Not to be confused with Lavelanet, a commune in Ariège.

Lavelanet-de-Comminges (French pronunciation: [lavlanɛ də kɔmɛ̃ʒ], literally Lavelanet of Comminges; Occitan: L'Avereit de Comenge) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Lavelanet-de-Comminges
Commune
The town hall in Lavelanet-de-Comminges
Coat of arms
Location of Lavelanet-de-Comminges
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Coordinates: 43°15′22″N 1°07′09″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Auterive
Intercommunality	Volvestre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Chalduc[1]
Area 1	13.54 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	657
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31286 /31220
Elevation	232–253 m (761–830 ft) (avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	465	—
1968	491	+5.6%
1975	492	+0.2%
1982	420	−14.6%
1990	465	+10.7%
1999	483	+3.9%
2004	524	+8.5%
2008	545	+4.0%
2009	554	+1.7%
2014	611	+10.3%
2015	621	+1.6%
2016	631	+1.6%
2017	625	−1.0%
2018	620	−0.8%
2019	657	+6.0%
2020	675	+2.7%
2021	693	+2.7%

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Lavelanéciens

Geography

The commune is bordered by four other communes: Le Fousseret to the northwest, Cazères to the southwest, Saint-Élix-le-Château to the northeast, and finally by Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne to the southeast.

Twin towns

Lavelanet-de-Comminges is twinned with:

• Brazii, Romania
• Narthang, China

See also

Communes of the Haute-Garonne department