Lapeyrouse-Fossat
Commune in Occitania, France
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Lapeyrouse-Fossat (French pronunciation: [lapeʁuz fosa]; Occitan: La Peirosa e Le Fossat) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Lapeyrouse-Fossat
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Chateau | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lapeyrouse-Fossat | |
  Lapeyrouse-Fossat  Lapeyrouse-Fossat | |
| Coordinates: 43°41′34″N 1°31′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Pechbonnieu |
| Intercommunality | Coteaux du Girou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Corinne Gonzalez[1] |
Area 1 | 9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,043 |
| • Density | 321/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31273 /31180 |
| Elevation | 132–215 m (433–705 ft) (avg. 195 m or 640 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Lapeyrousiens and Lapeyrousiennes in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 607 | — |
| 1975 | 894 | +5.69% |
| 1982 | 1,295 | +5.44% |
| 1990 | 1,596 | +2.65% |
| 1999 | 2,056 | +2.85% |
| 2007 | 2,555 | +2.75% |
| 2012 | 2,768 | +1.61% |
| 2017 | 2,821 | +0.38% |
| 2023 | 3,043 | +1.27% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
