Muret

Muret
Murèth (Occitan)
The centre of Muret with Saint Jacques Church and its octagonal medieval tower
The centre of Muret with Saint Jacques Church and its octagonal medieval tower
Coat of arms of Muret
Location of Muret
Map
Muret is located in France
Muret
Muret
Muret is located in Occitanie
Muret
Muret
Coordinates: 43°27′40″N 1°19′36″E / 43.4611°N 1.3267°E / 43.4611; 1.3267
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementMuret
CantonMuret
IntercommunalityLe Muretain Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Mandement[1]
Area
1
57.84 km2 (22.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
25,060
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31395 /31600
Elevation152–305 m (499–1,001 ft)
(avg. 169 m or 554 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Muret (French pronunciation: [myʁɛ] ; in Gascon Occitan Murèth) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called Muretains.

It is an outer suburb of the city of Toulouse, even though it is not in the region of Toulouse Métropole, which it has declined to join. It lies southwest of Toulouse and is the largest component of the intercommunality of Le Muretain Agglo.

Muret is generally known for the Battle of Muret (1213) and as the birthplace of the Renaissance humanist Muretus (1526–1585) and of Clément Ader (1841–1925), inventor and aviation pioneer. It is also the birthplace of the Niel family [fr] from which Adolphe Niel, Marshal of France and Minister of War, was derived.

  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.