Carbonne Carbona (Occitan) | |
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  Carbonne  Carbonne | |
| Coordinates:43°17′54″N1°11′12″E / 43.2983°N 1.1867°E /43.2983; 1.1867 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Auterive |
| Intercommunality | Volvestre |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Denis Turrel[1] |
Area 1 | 26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,650 |
| • Density | 212/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31107 /31390 |
| Elevation | 183–332 m (600–1,089 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carbonne (French pronunciation:[kaʁbɔn];Occitan:Carbona) is acommune in theHaute-Garonnedepartment in southwesternFrance.
TheA64 autoroute passes near the village.Carbonne station on theToulouse–Bayonne railway has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes.
It is situated at theconfluence of the riverArize and theGaronne. There is ahydro-electrical dam located at the Garonne.
The commune is bordered by nine other communes:Longages to the north,Capens to the northeast,Marquefave to the east,Lacaugne andLatrape to the southeast,Rieux-Volvestre to the south,Salles-sur-Garonne to the southwest,Lafitte-Vigordane to the west, and finally byPeyssies to the northwest.
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Agriculture based on the culture ofcereals (maize,wheat, ...) still has an important place but tends to diminish in favour of residential zones, due to the proximity of the agglomeration ofToulouse.
Carbonne istwinned with:
Galliera Veneta (Italy)
Monmouth (Wales)[5]
Korschenbroich (Germany) since 1988
Fuente Obejuna (Spain)
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