Villefranche-de-Lauragais
Commune in Occitania, France
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Villefranche-de-Lauragais (Languedocien: Vilafranca de Lauragués) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Villefranche-de-Lauragais station has rail connections to Toulouse, Carcassonne and Narbonne.
Villefranche-de-Lauragais | |
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The church in Villefranche-de-Lauragais | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Villefranche-de-Lauragais | |
  Villefranche-de-Lauragais  Villefranche-de-Lauragais | |
| Coordinates: 43°24′02″N 1°43′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Revel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Valérie Grafeuille Roudet[1] |
Area 1 | 10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,072 |
| • Density | 490.0/km2 (1,269/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31582 /31290 |
| Elevation | 168–256 m (551–840 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 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 Villefranchois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,771 | — |
| 1975 | 2,948 | +0.89% |
| 1982 | 3,127 | +0.85% |
| 1990 | 3,316 | +0.74% |
| 1999 | 3,338 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 3,933 | +2.07% |
| 2012 | 4,188 | +1.26% |
| 2017 | 4,519 | +1.53% |
| 2023 | 5,072 | +1.94% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
