Fronton, Haute-Garonne

Fronton (French pronunciation: [fʁɔ̃tɔ̃] ^ⓘ; Languedocien: Frontonh) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Fronton
Commune
The covered market in Fronton
Coat of arms
Location of Fronton
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Coordinates: 43°50′28″N 1°23′25″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Villemur-sur-Tarn
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hugo Cavagnac[1]
Area 1	45.79 km2 (17.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	6,538
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31202 /31620
Elevation	101–198 m (331–650 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies 28 km north of Toulouse and within its metropolitan area.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,633 —     1800 2,053 +3.32% 1806 2,139 +0.69% 1821 1,987 −0.49% 1831 2,225 +1.14% 1836 2,151 −0.67% 1841 2,141 −0.09% 1846 2,190 +0.45% 1851 2,143 −0.43% 1856 2,190 +0.43% 1861 2,196 +0.05% 1866 2,273 +0.69% 1872 2,290 +0.12% 1876 2,445 +1.65% 1881 2,416 −0.24% 1886 2,447 +0.26% 1891 2,481 +0.28% 1896 2,328 −1.26%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,155 −1.53% 1906 2,034 −1.15% 1911 1,896 −1.40% 1921 1,901 +0.03% 1926 2,005 +1.07% 1931 2,018 +0.13% 1936 2,016 −0.02% 1946 2,049 +0.16% 1954 2,107 +0.35% 1962 2,169 +0.36% 1968 2,272 +0.78% 1975 2,525 +1.52% 1982 2,814 +1.56% 1990 3,355 +2.22% 1999 3,891 +1.66% 2007 5,233 +3.77% 2012 5,700 +1.72% 2017 6,079 +1.30%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Wine

It is the centre of one of the oldest wine regions in France, producing the AOC Côtes du Frontonnais, based (50%) on the local négrette grape (known as Pinot Saint-George in the United States) plus some or other of Syrah, Côt, cabernet franc, Cabernet sauvignon, fer servadou, gamay, cinsaut and mauzac.

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  Town hall
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  Church
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  War memorial

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fronton, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE