Fronton, Haute-Garonne

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Hugo Cavagnac^[1]Area45.79 km² (17.68 sq mi)Population6,538 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation101–198 m (331–650 ft)
(avg. 147 m or 482 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fronton (French pronunciation: [fʁɔ̃tɔ̃] ^ⓘ; Languedocien: Frontonh) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

It lies 28 km north of Toulouse and within its metropolitan area.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,633 —     1800 2,053 +3.32% 1806 2,139 +0.69% 1821 1,987 −0.49% 1831 2,225 +1.14% 1836 2,151 −0.67% 1841 2,141 −0.09% 1846 2,190 +0.45% 1851 2,143 −0.43% 1856 2,190 +0.43% 1861 2,196 +0.05% 1866 2,273 +0.69% 1872 2,290 +0.12% 1876 2,445 +1.65% 1881 2,416 −0.24% 1886 2,447 +0.26% 1891 2,481 +0.28% 1896 2,328 −1.26%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,155 −1.53% 1906 2,034 −1.15% 1911 1,896 −1.40% 1921 1,901 +0.03% 1926 2,005 +1.07% 1931 2,018 +0.13% 1936 2,016 −0.02% 1946 2,049 +0.16% 1954 2,107 +0.35% 1962 2,169 +0.36% 1968 2,272 +0.78% 1975 2,525 +1.52% 1982 2,814 +1.56% 1990 3,355 +2.22% 1999 3,891 +1.66% 2007 5,233 +3.77% 2012 5,700 +1.72% 2017 6,079 +1.30%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Wine

It is the centre of one of the oldest wine regions in France, producing the AOC Côtes du Frontonnais, based (50%) on the local négrette grape (known as Pinot Saint-George in the United States) plus some or other of Syrah, Côt, cabernet franc, Cabernet sauvignon, fer servadou, gamay, cinsaut and mauzac.

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  Town hall
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  Church
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  War memorial

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References