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Fronton, Haute-Garonne

Summary

Fronton (French pronunciation: [fʁɔ̃tɔ̃] ⓘ; Languedocien: Frontonh) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Fronton
Commune
The covered market in Fronton
The covered market in Fronton
Coat of arms of Fronton
Coat of arms
Location of Fronton
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Fronton
Fronton
Fronton is located in Occitanie
Fronton
Fronton
Coordinates: 43°50′28″N 1°23′25″E / 43.8411°N 1.3903°E / 43.8411; 1.3903
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementToulouse
CantonVillemur-sur-Tarn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hugo Cavagnac[1]
Area
1
45.79 km2 (17.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,538
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31202 /31620
Elevation101–198 m (331–650 ft)
(avg. 147 m or 482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies 28 km north of Toulouse and within its metropolitan area.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,633—    
1800 2,053+3.32%
1806 2,139+0.69%
1821 1,987−0.49%
1831 2,225+1.14%
1836 2,151−0.67%
1841 2,141−0.09%
1846 2,190+0.45%
1851 2,143−0.43%
1856 2,190+0.43%
1861 2,196+0.05%
1866 2,273+0.69%
1872 2,290+0.12%
1876 2,445+1.65%
1881 2,416−0.24%
1886 2,447+0.26%
1891 2,481+0.28%
1896 2,328−1.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,155−1.53%
1906 2,034−1.15%
1911 1,896−1.40%
1921 1,901+0.03%
1926 2,005+1.07%
1931 2,018+0.13%
1936 2,016−0.02%
1946 2,049+0.16%
1954 2,107+0.35%
1962 2,169+0.36%
1968 2,272+0.78%
1975 2,525+1.52%
1982 2,814+1.56%
1990 3,355+2.22%
1999 3,891+1.66%
2007 5,233+3.77%
2012 5,700+1.72%
2017 6,079+1.30%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Wine edit

It is the centre of one of the oldest wine regions in France, producing the AOC Côtes du Frontonnais, based (50%) on the local négrette grape (known as Pinot Saint-George in the United States) plus some or other of Syrah, Côt, cabernet franc, Cabernet sauvignon, fer servadou, gamay, cinsaut and mauzac.

  •  
    Town hall
  •  
    Church
  •  
    War memorial

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  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 Fronton, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 
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