Labège
Labeja (Occitan)
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The church in Labège
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Labège  | |
  Labège Show map of France  Labège Show map of Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°31′48″N 1°31′51″E / 43.53°N 1.5308°E / 43.53; 1.5308 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Castanet-Tolosan |
| Intercommunality | CA Sicoval |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Chérubin[1] |
| Area
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| 7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 4,242 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
31254 /31670
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| Elevation | 141–202 m (463–663 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Labège (French pronunciation: [labɛʒ]; Occitan: Labeja) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France.
Labège is a commune in the metropolitan area of Toulouse. Its urban core is located in the southeast suburbs of Toulouse along the Autoroute des Deux Mers (A61) towards Narbonne. The bordering communes are Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, Auzielle, Escalquens, Castanet-Tolosan, Auzeville-Tolosane, and Ramonville-Saint-Agne. Labège-Innopole station and Labège-Village station have rail connections to Toulouse, Carcassonne and Narbonne.
The name『Labège』may be derived from La Berge ("The Bank") because of the town's location on the banks of the Hers-Mort.
Some Roman remains can be seen in Labège; but in Roman times no actual village existed here, only a few scattered homes along the thoroughfare between Baziège and Toulouse. Even in the Middle Ages, the settlement was sparse. Fourteenth century documents mention a Labège manor, which was owned by the College of Saint Front de Périgord for the next four centuries, but only toward the end of the Renaissance did the village proper begin to take shape around the parish church.
| Term | Name | Party |
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| 28 February 1790 – 26 June 1790 | curé Druilhe[3] | |
| 2001–2008 | Claude Ducert | PS |
| 2008–2014 | Christian Lavigne | PS |
| 2014–2016 | Claude Ducert[4] | |
| 2016–incumbent | Laurent Chérubin[1][4] | EELV |
At the national level, the commune is part of the 3rd constituency of Haute-Garonne.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 683 | — |
| 1975 | 1,403 | +10.83% |
| 1982 | 1,628 | +2.15% |
| 1990 | 2,148 | +3.53% |
| 1999 | 3,152 | +4.35% |
| 2009 | 3,803 | +1.90% |
| 2014 | 4,217 | +2.09% |
| 2020 | 4,122 | −0.38% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Labège is made up of two sharply contrasted districts. To the southeast is Labège Village, the residential area, with most of the homes, local shops, a gymnasium, day-care, and the largest pétanque club in the vicinity. To the northwest towards Toulouse is the economic center of the commune, Labège Innopole, incorporating the headquarters of IoT Valley, the Labège 2 shopping centre, the Gaumont Multiplex movie theatre, and many restaurants, businesses, laboratories and Institutions. A green belt separates the two districts.
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