Le Fauga
Commune in Occitania, France
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Le Fauga (French pronunciation: [lə foɡa]; Gascon: Le Haugar) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Le Fauga | |
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Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Fauga | |
  Le Fauga  Le Fauga | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′51″N 1°17′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Muret |
| Intercommunality | Le Muretain Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Puig[1] |
Area 1 | 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,603 |
| • Density | 292/km2 (756/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31181 /31410 |
| Elevation | 165–282 m (541–925 ft) (avg. 186 m or 610 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 489 | — |
| 1975 | 546 | +1.59% |
| 1982 | 708 | +3.78% |
| 1990 | 889 | +2.89% |
| 1999 | 1,099 | +2.38% |
| 2007 | 1,617 | +4.95% |
| 2012 | 1,839 | +2.61% |
| 2017 | 2,048 | +2.18% |
| 2023 | 2,603 | +4.08% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Economy
The commune once had the headquarters of Air Méditerranée.[4]
Transport
Le Fauga station is on the railway line from Toulouse to Pau.
