Labège

Labège

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Labège

Coordinates: 43°31′48″N 1°31′51″E / 43.53°N 1.5308°E / 43.53; 1.5308Coordinates: 43°31′48″N 1°31′51″E / 43.53°N 1.5308°E / 43.53; 1.5308
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Castanet-Tolosan
Intercommunality Sicoval
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Christian Lavigne
Area1 7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,525
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 31254 / 31670
Elevation 141–202 m (463–663 ft)
(avg. 156 m or 512 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.

Labège is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France.

Geography

Labège is a commune in the metropolitan area of Toulouse. Its urban core is located in the southeast suburbs of Toulouse along the Autoroute des Deux Mers (A61) towards Narbonne. The adjoining communes are Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, Auzielle, Escalquens, Castanet-Tolosan, Auzeville-Tolosane, and Ramonville-Saint-Agne.

History

The name "Labège" may be derived from La Berge ("The Bank") because of the town's location on the banks of the Hers-Mort.

Some Roman remains can be seen in Labège; but in Roman times no actual village existed here, only a few scattered homes along the thoroughfare between Baziège and Toulouse. Even in the Middle Ages, the settlement was sparse. Fourteenth century documents mention a Labège manor, which was owned by the College of Saint Front de Perigord for the next four centuries, but only toward the end of the Renaissance did the village proper begin to take shape around the parish church.

Mayors

The commune is part of the third constituency of Haute-Garonne.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962585—    
1968683+16.8%
19751,403+105.4%
19821,628+16.0%
19902,148+31.9%
19993,152+46.7%
20083,525+11.8%

Economy

Labège is made up of two sharply contrasted districts. To the southeast is Labège Village, the residential area, with most of the homes, local shops, a gymnasium, day-care, and the largest pétanque club in the vicinity. To the northwest towards Toulouse is the economic center of the commune, Labège Innopole, incorporating the Labège 2 shopping centre, the Gaumont Multiplex movie theatre, and many restaurants, businesses, laboratories and Institutions. A green belt separates the two districts.

Sights

Monuments

See also

Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

  1. ↑ Françoise Salomé and Michel Lépine, Labège au siècle des lumières, Broché, 1998.
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