Fonsorbes

Summary

Fonsorbes (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃sɔʁb]; Occitan: Fontsòrbas) is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Fonsorbes
Fontsòrbas (Occitan)
The town hall in Fonsorbes
The town hall in Fonsorbes
Coat of arms of Fonsorbes
Location of Fonsorbes
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Fonsorbes
Fonsorbes
Fonsorbes is located in Occitanie
Fonsorbes
Fonsorbes
Coordinates: 43°32′13″N 1°13′55″E / 43.5369°N 1.2319°E / 43.5369; 1.2319
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementMuret
CantonPlaisance-du-Touch
IntercommunalityLe Muretain Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Françoise Simeon[1]
Area
1
19.03 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
12,546
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31187 /31470
Elevation169–213 m (554–699 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Fonsorbais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 510—    
1800 531+0.58%
1806 606+2.23%
1821 661+0.58%
1831 675+0.21%
1836 733+1.66%
1841 754+0.57%
1846 806+1.34%
1851 856+1.21%
1856 825−0.74%
1861 868+1.02%
1866 827−0.96%
1872 841+0.28%
1876 870+0.85%
1881 879+0.21%
1886 870−0.21%
1891 864−0.14%
1896 835−0.68%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 782−1.30%
1906 653−3.54%
1911 642−0.34%
1921 564−1.29%
1926 572+0.28%
1931 560−0.42%
1936 528−1.17%
1946 562+0.63%
1954 650+1.84%
1962 755+1.89%
1968 882+2.63%
1975 2,049+12.80%
1982 3,241+6.77%
1990 4,252+3.45%
1999 6,909+5.54%
2007 10,891+5.85%
2012 11,828+1.66%
2017 11,743−0.14%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns edit

Fonsorbes is twinned with:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fonsorbes, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

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