Villefranche-de-Lauragais
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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 (2021)[2] | 4,990 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/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. |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Villefranchois in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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% |
2019 | 4,806 | +3.13% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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