Cazères (French pronunciation: [kazɛʁ]; Occitan: Casèras), or sometimes locally called as Cazères-sur-Garonne, is a small town and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Cazères station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes. It is the seat (capital) of the canton of Cazères.
Cazères
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| Coordinates: 43°12′26″N 1°05′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Cazères |
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| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Jean-Luc Riviere[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.55 km2 (7.55 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,799 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31135 /31220 |
| Elevation | 215–362 m (705–1,188 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The 2010 Census recorded the town having a population of 4,667 distributed between 1,290 households, decreasing to a population of 4,799 in 1,357 households in the 2019 Census.
The town lies on the banks of the Garonne river, which is forming a border with Gensac-sur-Garonne, Saint-Christaud, and Couladère.
The commune is bordered by nine other communes: Lavelanet-de-Comminges to the north, Le Fousseret to the northwest, Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne to the northeast, Gensac-sur-Garonne to the east, Saint-Christaud across the river Garonne to the southeast, Couladère across the river Garonne to the south, Palaminy and Saint-Michel to the southwest, and finally by Mondavezan to the east.
The inhabitants of Cazères are known as Cazériennes
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 3,050 | — |
| 1968 | 3,405 | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 3,419 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3,294 | −3.7% |
| 1990 | 3,155 | −4.2% |
| 1999 | 3,260 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 3,786 | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 4,302 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 4,485 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 4,667 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 4,865 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 4,846 | −0.4% |
Cazères is twinned with:
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