Haute-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river.
History
Haute-Garonne was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.
Geography
Haute-Garonne is part of the current région of Midi-Pyrénées and is surrounded by the départements of Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn, Aude, and Ariège. It also borders Spain in the south (province of Lleida and province of Huesca).
The department is crossed by the Garonne River for nearly 200 kilometers (125 miles). The extreme south of the département lies in the Pyrenees mountain range and is very mountainous. The highest elevation is the Peak of Perdiguère, at 3,222 meters (10,571 ft) above sea level.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Haut-Garonnais. The greatest population concentration is around Toulouse. The south of the department is quite sparsely populated.
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