Saint-Lys

Saint-Lys (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lis]; Sent Lis in gascon occitan) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Saint-Lys
Commune
Clockwise of Saint-Lys: The church, market hall, city hall, multimedia library and the windmill.
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Lys
Saint-Lys Show map of France Saint-Lys Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°30′54″N 1°10′42″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Plaisance-du-Touch
Intercommunality	Le Muretain Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Deuilhé[1]
Area 1	21.3 km2 (8.2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	9,776
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31499 /31470
Elevation	175–220 m (574–722 ft) (avg. 209 m or 686 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 Saint-Lys are known as Saint-Lysiens in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 916 —     1800 998 +1.23% 1806 1,047 +0.80% 1821 1,209 +0.96% 1831 1,223 +0.12% 1836 1,223 +0.00% 1841 1,293 +1.12% 1846 1,416 +1.83% 1851 1,445 +0.41% 1856 1,471 +0.36% 1861 1,533 +0.83% 1866 1,569 +0.47% 1872 1,451 −1.29% 1876 1,443 −0.14% 1881 1,491 +0.66% 1886 1,483 −0.11% 1891 1,343 −1.96% 1896 1,245 −1.50% 1901 1,283 +0.60%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,188 −1.53% 1911 1,116 −1.24% 1921 998 −1.11% 1926 1,053 +1.08% 1931 1,024 −0.56% 1936 1,040 +0.31% 1946 1,007 −0.32% 1954 1,238 +2.62% 1962 1,426 +1.78% 1968 1,794 +3.90% 1975 2,820 +6.67% 1982 3,503 +3.15% 1990 4,565 +3.37% 1999 5,455 +2.00% 2007 8,118 +5.09% 2012 8,755 +1.52% 2017 9,470 +1.58% 2018 9,488 +0.19%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department