Le Fousseret

Commune in Occitania, France

(2021–2026) Pierre Lagarrigue^[1]Area38.31 km² (14.79 sq mi)Population1,887 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation238–372 m (781–1,220 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Fousseret (French pronunciation: [lə fusʁɛ]; Occitan: Le Hosseret) is a commune and a large village in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Louge, which flows northeast through the middle of the commune. The border between La Fousseret and Mondavezan is formed by the river Louge.

The commune is bordered by nine other communes: Pouy-de-Touges to the north, Castelnau-Picampeau to the northwest, Gratens and Marignac-Lasclares to the northeast, Saint-Élix-le-Château to the east, Lavelanet-de-Comminges to the southeast, Cazères to the south, Mondavezan across the river Louge to the southwest, and finally by Montoussin to the west.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,460	—
1975	1,412	−0.48%
1982	1,375	−0.38%
1990	1,370	−0.05%
1999	1,434	+0.51%
2009	1,640	+1.35%
2014	1,876	+2.73%
2020	1,895	+0.17%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Fousseretois in French.

International relations

Le Fousseret is twinned with:

• La Pobla de Segur, Spain

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References