Muret

Muret Murèth (Occitan)
Subprefecture and commune
The centre of Muret with Saint Jacques Church and its octagonal medieval tower
Coat of arms
Location of Muret
Muret Show map of France Muret Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°27′40″N 1°19′36″E / 43.4611°N 1.3267°E / 43.4611; 1.3267
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Muret
Intercommunality	Le Muretain Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Mandement[1]
Area 1	57.84 km2 (22.33 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	25,060
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31395 /31600
Elevation	152–305 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.