Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne Nauta Garona (Occitan)
Department
Prefecture building in Toulouse, with the city's cathedral in the background
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Haute-Garonne in France
Coordinates: 43°25′N 1°30′E / 43.417°N 1.500°E / 43.417; 1.500
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Prefecture	Toulouse
Subprefectures	Saint-Gaudens Muret
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	Georges Méric[1] (PS)
Area 1
• Total	6,309 km2 (2,436 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,434,367
• Rank	13th
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	31
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	27
Communes	586
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Haute-Garonne (French pronunciation: [ot ɡaʁɔn]; Occitan: Nauta Garona, pronounced [ˈnawto ɡaˈɾuno]; Upper Garonne) is a department in the southwestern French region of Occitanie. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. In 2019, it had a population of 1,400,039.^[3]