Haute-Garonne

American

[oht-ga-rawn] / oʊt gaˈrɔn /

noun

a department in S France. 2,458 sq. mi. (6,365 sq. km). Toulouse.

Haute-Garonne British

/ otɡarɔn /

noun

a department of SW France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Toulouse. Pop: 1 102 919 (2003 est). Area: 6367 sq km (2483 sq miles)

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Jospin was elected to parliament twice, representing the working-class 18th district of Paris and later the southwestern Haute-Garonne region.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

“Without our farmers, we are no longer France,” he declared at a cattle farm in Montastruc-de-Salies, in the Haute-Garonne region.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

"I have been a firefighter for 40 years and I had never seen such a fire," said Jean-Pierre Le Cunff, tactical fire chief for the Haute-Garonne region, who has two sons in the force.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2022

More than 600 local and national police were deployed in the Haute-Garonne Department, where Toulouse is located.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2020

MONTREJEAU.—A town standing on an eminence above the river in the Haute-Garonne, junction for Luchon from the Pau-Toulouse line.

From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest

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