Fronton, Haute-Garonne

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Fronton

Coat of arms
Fronton
Coordinates: 43°50′28″N 1°23′25″E / 43.8411°N 1.3903°E / 43.8411; 1.3903Coordinates: 43°50′28″N 1°23′25″E / 43.8411°N 1.3903°E / 43.8411; 1.3903
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Fronton
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marie-Hélène Champagnac
Area
 • Land1 45.79 km2 (17.68 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 5,384
 • Population2 Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 31202 / 31620
Elevation 101–198 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fronton is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

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

Population

Historical population of Fronton, Haute-Garonne
Year1793180018061821183118361841184618511856
Population1633205321391987222521512141219021432190
Year1861186618721876188118861891189619011906
Population2196227322902445241624472481232821552034
Year1911192119261931193619461954196219681975
Population1896190120052018201620492107216922722525
Year1982199019992008
Population2814333538915384

Wine

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 cot, cabernet franc, Cabernet sauvignon, fer servadou, gamay, cinsaut and mauzac.

  • Town hall

  • Church

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