Muret

Muret (Occitan gascon: Murèth) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

Muret
Subprefecture and commune
Town hall of Muret
Coat of arms
Location of Muret
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Coordinates: 43°27′40″N 1°19′36″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Muret
Intercommunality	Murétains
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	André Mandement[1]
Area 1	57.8 km2 (22.3 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	24,975
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Muretains
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31395 /31600
Elevation	152–305 m (499–1,001 ft) (avg. 229 m or 751 ft)
Website	www.mairie-muret.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Muret is at about 22 km (14 mi) to the south of Toulouse and has an area of 57.8 km² (22.3 sq mi),^[2] and its average altitude is 229 m (751 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 169 m (554 ft).^[3]

Muret and its neighboring communes

The communes that are around Muret are Seysses, Roques, Saubens, Villate, Eaunes , Le Fauga, Beaumont-sur-Lèze, Saint-Hilaire, Lherm, Lamasquère, Saint-Clar-de-Rivière and Labastidette.

Muret is on the Garonne river at its confluence with the Louge, which flows northeast through the commune. The Garonne flows north through the commune and forms part of its northern border.

Muret has an oceanic climate with relatively hot summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall, Cfb in the Köppen climate classification.

Population

The inhabitants of Muret are known, in French, as Murétains (women: Murétaines).^[4]

The commune of Muret has a population, in 2014, of 24,975;^[5] its population density is of 432.1 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Muret

Administration

Muret is a subprefecture of the Haute-Garonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Muret and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Muret.

It is part of the intercommunality Le Muretain (French: Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain).

Sister city

Muret is twinned with:

• Monzón, Spain

Education

A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) is in Muret.

Gallery

• 
  Clement Ader square, Muret
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  Saint Jacques church
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  Saint-Amans d'Estantens chapel
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  Muret railway station

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Muret
• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department