Carbonne
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| Coordinates: 43°17′54″N 1°11′12″E / 43.2983°N 1.1867°ECoordinates: 43°17′54″N 1°11′12″E / 43.2983°N 1.1867°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Carbonne |
| Intercommunality | Volvestre |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Hellé |
| Area1 | 26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 4,952 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31107 /31390 |
| Elevation | 183–332 m (600–1,089 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Carbonne (Occitan: Carbona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
The A64 autoroute passes near the village, and there is a train station of the railway Toulouse - Bayonne.
It is situated at the confluence of the river Arize into the Garonne. There is a hydro-electrical dam located at the Garonne.
Agriculture based on the culture of cereals (maize, wheat, ...) still has an important place but tends to diminish in favour of residential zones, due to the proximity of the agglomeration of Toulouse.
Carbonne is twinned with:
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