Fonsorbes

Fonsorbes (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃sɔʁb]; Occitan: Fontsòrbas) is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Fonsorbes Fontsòrbas (Occitan)
Commune
The town hall in Fonsorbes
Coat of arms
Location of Fonsorbes
Fonsorbes Fonsorbes
Coordinates: 43°32′13″N 1°13′55″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Plaisance-du-Touch
Intercommunality	Le Muretain Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Simeon
Area 1	19.03 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	12,954
• Density	680.7/km2 (1,763/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31187 /31470
Elevation	169–213 m (554–699 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Fonsorbais.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	510	—
1800	531	+0.58%
1806	606	+2.23%
1821	661	+0.58%
1831	675	+0.21%
1836	733	+1.66%
1841	754	+0.57%
1846	806	+1.34%
1851	856	+1.21%
1856	825	−0.74%
1861	868	+1.02%
1866	827	−0.96%
1872	841	+0.28%
1876	870	+0.85%
1881	879	+0.21%
1886	870	−0.21%
1891	864	−0.14%
1896	835	−0.68%
1901	782	−1.30%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	653	−3.54%
1911	642	−0.34%
1921	564	−1.29%
1926	572	+0.28%
1931	560	−0.42%
1936	528	−1.17%
1946	562	+0.63%
1954	650	+1.84%
1962	755	+1.89%
1968	882	+2.63%
1975	2,049	+12.80%
1982	3,241	+6.77%
1990	4,252	+3.45%
1999	6,909	+5.54%
2007	10,891	+5.85%
2012	11,828	+1.66%
2017	11,743	−0.14%
2023	12,954	+1.65%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2023)

Twin towns

Fonsorbes is twinned with:

• La Fatarella, Spain (Since 1994).

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

External links

Media related to Fonsorbes at Wikimedia Commons