Muret
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Commune of Muret |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Muret |
| Intercommunality | Muretain |
| Mayor | Alain Barrès (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 152 m–305 m (avg. 169 m) |
| Land area¹ | 57.84 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
20,735 |
| - Density | 358.5/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 31395/ 31600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Muret is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is an outer suburb of the city of Toulouse, even though it does not belong to Toulouse's Agglomeration community of Greater Toulouse, which it has declined to join. It lies southwest of Toulouse and is the largest component of the Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain.
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[edit] Monuments
The Château de Rudelle is a 16th and 17th century castle. Privately owned, it is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture[1].
[edit] Twinnings
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
[edit] References
- ^ www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 17 March 2008
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