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.

Cazères
Casèras (Occitan)
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Cazères
Location of Cazères
Map
Cazères is located in France
Cazères
Cazères
Cazères is located in Occitanie
Cazères
Cazères
Coordinates: 43°12′26″N 1°05′12″E / 43.2072°N 1.0867°E / 43.2072; 1.0867
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementMuret
CantonCazères
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Jean-Luc Riviere[1]
Area
1
19.55 km2 (7.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,781
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31135 /31220
Elevation215–362 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.

The 2010 Census recorded the town having a population of 4,667 distributed between 1,290 households, decreasing to a population of 4,799 in 1,357 households in the 2019 Census.

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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
20194,799−0.92%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns edit

Cazères is twinned with:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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