Haute-Garonne
The department of Haute -Garonne [ otgaʀɔn ] is a French department of atomic number 31 It is in the south of the country in the Midi-Pyrénées region on the border with Spain and was named after the headwaters of the river Garonne.
History
The department was established on March 4, 1790 from parts of the former French province of Languedoc. After re-creation of the department of Tarn -et -Garonne in 1808 it had to give up on this, some communities.
Geography
The department is located in the south of France on the Spanish border in the Central Pyrenees. Clockwise following departments bordering on the department of Haute- Garonne Hautes -Pyrenees, Gers, Tarn -et -Garonne, Tarn, Aude and Ariège
Coat of arms
Blazon: In red a golden Tolosanerkreuz each with a silver almond in the angles accompanied.
Cities
- Luchon
- Saint- Gaudens
- Toulouse