Carbonne
Commune in Occitania, France
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Carbonne (French pronunciation: [kaʁbɔn]; Occitan: Carbona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Carbonne
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 43°17′54″N 1°11′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Auterive |
| Intercommunality | Volvestre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Turrel[1] |
Area 1 | 26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,563 |
| • Density | 209.2/km2 (541.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31107 /31390 |
| Elevation | 183–332 m (600–1,089 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The A64 autoroute passes near the village. Carbonne station on the Toulouse–Bayonne railway has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes.
It is situated at the confluence of the river Arize and the Garonne. There is a hydro-electrical dam located at the Garonne.
The commune is bordered by nine other communes: Longages to the north, Capens to the northeast, Marquefave to the east, Lacaugne and Latrape to the southeast, Rieux-Volvestre to the south, Salles-sur-Garonne to the southwest, Lafitte-Vigordane to the west, and finally by Peyssies to the northwest.
Population
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Economy
International relations
Carbonne is twinned with:
Galliera Veneta (Italy)
Monmouth (Wales)[5]
Korschenbroich (Germany) since 1988
Fuente Obejuna (Spain)
