Esperce (French pronunciation: [ɛspɛʁs]; Occitan: Espèrça) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Esperce
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Esperce
Location of Esperce
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Esperce is located in France
Esperce
Esperce
Esperce is located in Occitanie
Esperce
Esperce
Coordinates: 43°17′51″N 1°24′07″E / 43.2975°N 1.4019°E / 43.2975; 1.4019
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementMuret
CantonAuterive
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Sandrine Barthe[1]
Area
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16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
267
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31173 /31190
Elevation216–334 m (709–1,096 ft)
(avg. 321 m or 1,053 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The commune is bordered by eight other communes, seven of them is in Haute-Garonne, and one of them is in Ariège: Lagrâce-Dieu to the north, Puydaniel and Mauressac to the northeast, Grazac to the east, Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze to the northwest, Gaillac-Toulza to the south, and finally by the department of Ariège to the southwest by the commune of Lézat-sur-Lèze to the southwest.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962137—    
1968220+60.6%
1975201−8.6%
1982176−12.4%
1990186+5.7%
1999210+12.9%
2008239+13.8%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.