Fonsorbes

Fonsorbes Fontsòrbas (Occitan)
Commune
The town hall in Fonsorbes
Coat of arms
Location of Fonsorbes
Fonsorbes Fonsorbes
Coordinates: 43°32′13″N 1°13′55″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Plaisance-du-Touch
Intercommunality	Le Muretain Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Simeon
Area 1	19.03 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	12,546
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31187 /31470
Elevation	169–213 m (554–699 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fonsorbes (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃sɔʁb]; Occitan: Fontsòrbas) is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Fonsorbais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 510 —     1800 531 0.58% 1806 606 2.23% 1821 661 0.58% 1831 675 0.21% 1836 733 1.66% 1841 754 0.57% 1846 806 1.34% 1851 856 1.21% 1856 825 −0.74% 1861 868 1.02% 1866 827 −0.96% 1872 841 0.28% 1876 870 0.85% 1881 879 0.21% 1886 870 −0.21% 1891 864 −0.14% 1896 835 −0.68%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 782 −1.30% 1906 653 −3.54% 1911 642 −0.34% 1921 564 −1.29% 1926 572 0.28% 1931 560 −0.42% 1936 528 −1.17% 1946 562 0.63% 1954 650 1.84% 1962 755 1.89% 1968 882 2.63% 1975 2,049 12.80% 1982 3,241 6.77% 1990 4,252 3.45% 1999 6,909 5.54% 2007 10,891 5.85% 2012 11,828 1.66% 2017 11,743 −0.14%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Twin towns

Fonsorbes is twinned with:

• La Fatarella, Spain (Since 1994).

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

External links

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