Portet-sur-Garonne

Portet-sur-Garonne
Commune
The church in Portet-sur-Garonne
Coat of arms
Location of Portet-sur-Garonne
Portet-sur-Garonne Location within France Portet-sur-Garonne Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°31′23″N 1°24′24″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Portet-sur-Garonne
Intercommunality	Le Muretain Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Suaud
Area 1	16.19 km2 (6.25 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	9,782
• Density	604.2/km2 (1,565/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31433 /31120
Elevation	142–235 m (466–771 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Portet-sur-Garonne (French pronunciation: [pɔʁtɛ syʁ ɡaʁɔn], literally Portet on Garonne; Languedocien: Portèth de Garona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Portet-Saint-Simon station has rail connections to Foix, Tarbes, and Toulouse, which is the nearest big city, about 10 km away.

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Portésiens in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	700	—
1800	749	+0.97%
1806	794	+0.98%
1821	730	−0.56%
1831	807	+1.01%
1836	914	+2.52%
1841	871	−0.96%
1846	1,027	+3.35%
1851	1,073	+0.88%
1856	1,108	+0.64%
1861	1,121	+0.23%
1866	1,117	−0.07%
1872	1,006	−1.73%
1876	1,042	+0.88%
1881	1,024	−0.35%
1886	1,017	−0.14%
1891	1,060	+0.83%
1896	937	−2.44%
1901	897	−0.87%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	874	−0.52%
1911	870	−0.09%
1921	827	−0.51%
1926	898	+1.66%
1931	987	+1.91%
1936	1,209	+4.14%
1946	2,071	+5.53%
1954	3,820	+7.95%
1962	4,398	+1.78%
1968	5,432	+3.58%
1975	6,014	+1.46%
1982	6,872	+1.92%
1990	8,030	+1.97%
1999	8,733	+0.94%
2007	9,781	+1.43%
2012	9,406	−0.78%
2017	9,721	+0.66%
2023	9,782	+0.10%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Camp du Récébédou
• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department