Arrondissement of Muret

The arrondissement of Muret is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Haute-Garonne département in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Muret.

History
When the Haute-Garonne department was created in 1790, Muret was one of the districts of the department and, with the creation of arrondissements in 1800, the arrondissement of Muret was part of that original department, but it was eliminated in 1803 and, in 1806, became again an arrondissement.

In 1926, the arrondissement of Muret was eliminated again but, in 1942, it was made again an arrondissement.

Geography
It is the smallest of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of , but it is the second in population with 215,606 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km²

The arrondissement is bordered to the northeast by the arrondissement of Toulouse, to the south by the Ariège (Occitanie) department, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and to the northwest by the Gers (Occitanie) department.

Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,Décret n° 2014-152 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Haute-Garonne cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Muret, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Cazères, Escalquens and Plaisance-du-Touch. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondiissements:

+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Muret INSEECode  Canton  Arrondissements  Total Muret  Saint-Gaudens  Toulouse 3101  Auterive  47   47 3106  Cazères  48 43  91 3107  Escalquens  1  34  35 3109  Muret  9   9 3111  Plaisance-du-Touch  9  1  10 3112  Portet-sur-Garonne  12   12 Total  126   

Communes
The arrondissement of Muret has 126 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Aignes (31002)
 Auribail (31027)
 Auterive (31033)
 Bax (31047)
 Beaufort (31051)
 Beaumont-sur-Lèze (31052)
 Bois-de-la-Pierre (31071)
 Bonrepos-sur-Aussonnelle (31075)
 Boussens (31084)
 Bragayrac (31087)
 Bérat (31065)
 Cambernard (31101)
 Canens (31103)
 Capens (31104)
 Carbonne (31107)
 Castagnac (31111)
 Castelnau-Picampeau (31119)
 Casties-Labrande (31122)
 Caujac (31128)
 Cazères (31135)
 Cintegabelle (31145)
 Couladère (31153)
 Eaunes (31165)
 Empeaux (31166)
 Esperce (31173)
 Fonsorbes (31187)
 Fontenilles (31188)
 Forgues (31189)
 Francon (31196)
 Frouzins (31203)
 Fustignac (31204)
 Gaillac-Toulza (31206)
 Gensac-sur-Garonne (31219)
 Goutevernisse (31225)
 Gouzens (31226)
 Gratens (31229)
 Grazac (31231)
 Grépiac (31233)
 Labarthe-sur-Lèze (31248)
 Labastide-Clermont (31250)
 Labastidette (31253)
 Labruyère-Dorsa (31256)
 Lacaugne (31258)
 Lafitte-Vigordane (31261)
 Lagardelle-sur-Lèze (31263)
 Lagrâce-Dieu (31264)
 Lahage (31266)
 Lahitère (31267)
 Lamasquère (31269)
 Lapeyrère (31272)
 Latour (31279)
 Latrape (31280)
 Lautignac (31283)
 Lavelanet-de-Comminges (31286)
 Lavernose-Lacasse (31287)
 Le Fauga (31181)
 Le Fousseret (31193)
 Le Pin-Murelet (31419)
 Le Plan (31425)
 Lescuns (31292)
 Lherm (31299)
 Longages (31303)
 Lussan-Adeilhac (31309)
 Mailholas (31312)
 Marignac-Lasclares (31317)
 Marignac-Laspeyres (31318)
 Marliac (31319)
 Marquefave (31320)
 Martres-Tolosane (31324)
 Massabrac (31326)
 Mauran (31327)
 Mauressac (31330)
 Mauzac (31334)
 Miremont (31345)
 Mondavezan (31349)
 Montastruc-Savès (31359)
 Montaut (31361)
 Montberaud (31362)
 Montbrun-Bocage (31365)
 Montclar-de-Comminges (31367)
 Montesquieu-Volvestre (31375)
 Montgazin (31379)
 Montgras (31382)
 Montoussin (31387)
 Montégut-Bourjac (31370)
 Monès (31353)
 Muret (31395)
 Noé (31399)
 Palaminy (31406)
 Peyssies (31416)
 Pins-Justaret (31421)
 Pinsaguel (31420)
 Plagne (31422)
 Plagnole (31423)
 Polastron (31428)
 Portet-sur-Garonne (31433)
 Poucharramet (31435)
 Pouy-de-Touges (31436)
 Puydaniel (31442)
 Rieumes (31454)
 Rieux-Volvestre (31455)
 Roques-sur-Garonne (31458)
 Roquettes (31460)
 Sabonnères (31464)
 Saiguède (31466)
 Saint-Araille (31469)
 Saint-Christaud (31474)
 Saint-Clar-de-Rivière (31475)
 Saint-Hilaire (31486)
 Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne (31492)
 Saint-Lys (31499)
 Saint-Michel (31505)
 Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze (31517)
 Saint-Thomas (31518)
 Saint-Élix-le-Château (31476)
 Sainte-Foy-de-Peyrolières (31481)
 Sajas (31520)
 Salles-sur-Garonne (31525)
 Sana (31530)
 Saubens (31533)
 Savères (31538)
 Seysses (31547)
 Sénarens (31543)
 Venerque (31572)
 Vernet (31574)
 Villate (31580)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 31395  Muret  24,975  Muret  Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain 31187  Fonsorbes  11,743  Plaisance-du-Touch  Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain 31433  Portet-sur-Garonne  9,609  Portet-sur-Garonne  Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain 31033  Auterive  9,232  Auterive  La Vallée de l'Ariège 31499  Saint-Lys  9,067  Plaisance-du-Touch  Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain 31203  Frouzins  8,815  Muret  Axe Sud 31547  Seysses  8,193  Muret  Axe Sud 31165  Eaunes  5,827  Portet-sur-Garonne  Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain 31107  Carbonne  5,377  Auterive  Le Volvestre 31188  Fontenilles  5,368  Plaisance-du-Touch  La Gascogne Toulousaine 31248  Labarthe-sur-Lèze  5,365  Portet-sur-Garonne  Communauté d'agglomération du Muretain

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Haute-Garonne department
 Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

Muret