Le Fousseret
Commune in Occitania, France
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Le Fousseret (French pronunciation: [lə fusʁɛ]; Occitan: Le Hosseret) is a commune and a large village in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Le Fousseret | |
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The church in Le Fousseret | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Fousseret | |
  Le Fousseret  Le Fousseret | |
| Coordinates: 43°16′57″N 1°03′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Cazères |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Pierre Lagarrigue[1] |
Area 1 | 38.31 km2 (14.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,863 |
| • Density | 48.63/km2 (126.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31193 /31430 |
| Elevation | 238–372 m (781–1,220 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 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 village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Louge, which flows northeast through the middle of the commune. The border between Le Fousseret and Mondavezan is formed by the river Louge.
The commune is bordered by nine other communes: Pouy-de-Touges to the north, Castelnau-Picampeau to the northwest, Gratens and Marignac-Lasclares to the northeast, Saint-Élix-le-Château to the east, Lavelanet-de-Comminges to the southeast, Cazères to the south, Mondavezan across the river Louge to the southwest, and finally by Montoussin to the west.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,460 | — |
| 1975 | 1,412 | −0.48% |
| 1982 | 1,375 | −0.38% |
| 1990 | 1,370 | −0.05% |
| 1999 | 1,434 | +0.51% |
| 2009 | 1,640 | +1.35% |
| 2014 | 1,876 | +2.73% |
| 2020 | 1,895 | +0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Fousseretois in French.
International relations
Le Fousseret is twinned with:
