Arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens
Arrondissement of France
Location of Saint-Gaudens in Haute-Garonne
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Haute-Garonne
Communes	237
Subprefecture	Saint-Gaudens
INSEE code	312
Area
• Total	2,139.6 km2 (826.1 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	77,545
• Density	36.2428/km2 (93.8683/sq mi)

An arrondissement is like a special administrative area in France. The arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens is one of these areas. It's located in the Haute-Garonne department, which is part of the Occitanie region in France. The main town and capital of this arrondissement is Saint-Gaudens.

History

The Saint-Gaudens area has a long history. When the Haute-Garonne department was first created in 1790, Saint-Gaudens was already an important district. Later, in 1800, when France created arrondissements, Saint-Gaudens became one of the original ones in the department.

Geography

The Saint-Gaudens arrondissement is the southernmost part of the Haute-Garonne department. It covers an area of about 2,140 square kilometers (826 square miles). Much of this area is located in the Pyrenees mountain range.

It's also the least populated arrondissement in Haute-Garonne. In 2014, about 77,545 people lived here. This means there were about 36 people living in each square kilometer.

The arrondissement shares its borders with several other places:

• To the north, it borders the Gers department.
• To the northeast, it borders the Muret arrondissement.
• To the east, it borders the Ariège department.
• To the south, it borders Spain.
• To the west, it borders the Hautes-Pyrénées department.

Composition

Communes

An arrondissement is made up of smaller areas called communes. Think of a commune as a local town or village area. The Saint-Gaudens arrondissement has 237 communes.

Here are some of the communes with the largest populations in the Saint-Gaudens arrondissement (based on 2014 data):

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Haute-Garonne department
• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

See also