Muret

Muret (Occitan gascon: Murèth) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.

Geography
Muret is at about  to the south of Toulouse and has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

+ Muret and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Muret

The communes that are around Muret are Seysses, Roques, Saubens, Villate, Eaunes , Le Fauga, Beaumont-sur-Lèze, Saint-Hilaire, Lherm, Lamasquère, Saint-Clar-de-Rivière and Labastidette.

Muret is on the Garonne river at its confluence with the Louge, which flows northeast through the commune. The Garonne flows north through the commune and forms part of its northern border.

Muret has an oceanic climate with relatively hot summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall, Cfb in the Köppen climate classification.

Population
The inhabitants of Muret are known, in French, as Murétains (women: Murétaines).

The commune of Muret has a population, in 2014, of 24,975; its population density is of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Muret

 Administration 
Muret is a subprefecture of the Haute-Garonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Muret and the administrative centre () of the canton of Muret.

It is part of the intercommunality Le Muretain ().

 Sister city 
Muret is twinned with:
  Monzón, Spain

Education
A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) is in Muret.

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Muret
 Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

Other websites

 City Council website 

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Haute-Garonne