Auterive (French pronunciation: [otʁiv]; Occitan: Autariba) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Auterive station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol. It is the seat (capital) of the canton of Auterive.
Auterive Autariba (Occitan) | |
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 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Auterive  | |
  Auterive  Auterive | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′05″N 1°28′31″E / 43.3514°N 1.4753°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Auterive |
| Intercommunality | Bassin Auterivain Haut-Garonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | René Azema[1] |
| Area 1 | 36.54 km2 (14.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 10,126 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31033 /31190 |
| Elevation | 165–292 m (541–958 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The town lies on the eastern banks of the Ariège river.
The commune is bordered by eleven other communes: Grépiac and Labruyère-Dorsa to the north, Miremont to the northwest, Auragne to the northeast, Mauvaisin to the east, Cintegabelle to the southeast, Caujac to the south, Mauressac and Grazac to the southwest, and finally by Lagrâce-Dieu and Puydaniel to the west.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auterivains in French.
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International relationships
Auterive is twinned with:
Arenys de Mar, Spain
Fontanelle, Italy
Südheide, Germany
Marsa, Malta
See also
References
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