Muret

Muret

Muret

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Town hall
Muret is located in France
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Muret
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Muret
Canton Muret
Intercommunality Muretain
Mayor Alain Barrès
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 152–305 m (499–1,001 ft)
(avg. 169 m/554 ft)
Land area1 57.84 km2 (22.33 sq mi)
Population2 23,297  (2008)
 - Density 403 /km2 (1,040 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 31395/ 31600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°27′40″N 1°19′36″E / 43.4611111111°N 1.32666666667°E / 43.4611111111; 1.32666666667

Muret (in Occitan Murèth) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

It is an outer suburb of the city of Toulouse, even though it does not belong to Greater Toulouse, which it has declined to join. It lies southwest of Toulouse and is the largest component of the intercommunality of Muretain.

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History

On September 12, 1213 the Battle of Muret took place between Simon de Montfort and a coalition force under the control of Count Raymond of Toulouse, and King Pedro II of Aragon.

De Montfort had been fighting Albigensian heretics during the Albigensian Crusade, when he was besieged by the vastly superior coalition forces. Refusing to surrender or be starved into submission, de Montfort went instead on the offensive. Leading his knights out of the town, he proceeded to disperse them into a wide arc before falling upon the Toulouse cavalry with a noise like a whole forest going down under the axe. Next to fall victim to such arcing tactics was the Aragonian cavalry where King Pedro himself fell to the sword. After this, all that was left was to scatter the remaining cavalry defending the coalition camp before falling upon the infantry besieging Muret's walls. Despite overwhelming numbers,the coalition army numbering almost 34, 000 men and de Montfort's army only 2 100, the siege of Muret was lifted.

7,000 coalition troops were killed compared to minimum casualties for de Monfort's army.

Population

Historical population of Muret
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
3000 3258 3284 3286 3787 3972 4000 4308 4196 4125
1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
4130 4050 3852 3956 4056 4145 4142 4064 3911 3712
1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968
3654 3218 3482 3725 4013 4368 5204 6693 13,039
1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
14,778 15,844 18,134 20,735 23,297

Sights

The Château de Rudelle is a 16th and 17th century castle. Privately owned, it is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture[1].

Geography

The Louge flows northeast through the commune, then flows into the Garonne in the town.

The Garonne flows north through the commune and forms part of its northern border.

Transport

Communication

South of Muret, there is a mediumwave broadcasting station, which works on 945 kHz with 300 kW.

International relations

Muret is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 17 March 2008

External links



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