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Le Fousseret

Coordinates: 43°16′57″N 1°03′59″E / 43.2825°N 1.0664°E / 43.2825; 1.0664
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Le Fousseret
The church in Le Fousseret
The church in Le Fousseret
Coat of arms of Le Fousseret
Location of Le Fousseret
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Le Fousseret is located in France
Le Fousseret
Le Fousseret
Le Fousseret is located in Occitanie
Le Fousseret
Le Fousseret
Coordinates: 43°16′57″N 1°03′59″E / 43.2825°N 1.0664°E / 43.2825; 1.0664
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementMuret
CantonCazères
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Pierre Lagarrigue[1]
Area
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38.31 km2 (14.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,887
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31193 /31430
Elevation238–372 m (781–1,220 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Fousseret (French pronunciation: [lə fusʁɛ]; Occitan: Le Hosseret) is a commune and a large village in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Geography

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The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Louge, which flows northeast through the middle of the commune. The border between Le Fousseret and Mondavezan is formed by the river Louge.

The commune is bordered by nine other communes: Pouy-de-Touges to the north, Castelnau-Picampeau to the northwest, Gratens and Marignac-Lasclares to the northeast, Saint-Élix-le-Château to the east, Lavelanet-de-Comminges to the southeast, Cazères to the south, Mondavezan across the river Louge to the southwest, and finally by Montoussin to the west.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,460—    
1975 1,412−0.48%
1982 1,375−0.38%
1990 1,370−0.05%
1999 1,434+0.51%
2009 1,640+1.35%
2014 1,876+2.73%
2020 1,895+0.17%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Fousseretois in French.

International relations

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Le Fousseret is twinned with:

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. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE