Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne
Saint-Gaudens | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Collégiale | |
Location of Saint-Gaudens | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′32″N 0°43′27″E / 43.1089°N 0.7242°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens |
| Intercommunality | Cœur et Coteaux du Comminges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Duclos |
Area 1 | 27.35 km2 (10.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 11,869 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31483 /31800 |
| Elevation | 338–558 m (1,109–1,831 ft) (avg. 372 m or 1,220 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Saint-Gaudens (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡodɛ̃s]; Occitan: Sent-Gaudenç) is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Saint-Gaudens lies at an altitude of 405 m (1,329 ft) on a ledge overlooking the valley of the Garonne. It faces the Pyrenees and is a natural crossroads for routes between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and between Toulouse and the Val d'Aran in Catalonia. Saint-Gaudens station has rail connections to Toulouse, Bayonne, Pau and Tarbes.