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| Coordinates:43°46′20″N1°17′37″E / 43.7722°N 1.2936°E /43.7722; 1.2936 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Léguevin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Delmas[1] |
Area 1 | 37.01 km2 (14.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 9,039 |
| • Density | 244.2/km2 (632.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31232 /31330 |
| Elevation | 97–167 m (318–548 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Grenade (French pronunciation:[ɡʁənad]ⓘ;Languedocien:Granada), also referred to asGrenade-sur-Garonne, is acommune in theHaute-Garonnedepartment in southwesternFrance.
The town is abastide founded in the 1290s on the initiative of the Cistercian monks of theAbbey of Grandselve who had foundedBeaumont-de-Lomagne ten years earlier. The city is the subject of aparéage agreement between the monks and the seneschalEustache de Beaumarchais representing KingPhilip IV. The new bastides created at this time are baptized with the names of large influential cities of the time, from Spain or Italy , such as Fleurance (Florence), orCologne. Grenada is therefore called so to show that it is destined to be an influential city in the South West of France. It has also been suggested that Granada comes from the Latin Granat - meaning grain - as the region was noted for its agriculture. Later, when the king had regained control of the different regions of the South-West, a “network” of bastides was created. Under this royal protection, Granada prospered thanks to the cultivation of the cleared plains around it. Moreover, the initial plan of the city provided for more than 3,000 dwellings, but only 1,000 were built.
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