Muret

Muret (Occitan gascon: "Murèth") is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.
Geography.
Muret is at about to the south of Toulouse and has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The "communes" that are around Muret are Seysses, Roques, Saubens, Villate, Eaunes , Le Fauga, Beaumont-sur-Lèze, Saint-Hilaire, Lherm, Lamasquère, Saint-Clar-de-Rivière and Labastidette.
Muret is on the Garonne river at its confluence with the Louge, which flows northeast through the commune. The Garonne flows north through the commune and forms part of its northern border.
Muret has an oceanic climate with relatively hot summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall, Cfb in the Köppen climate classification.
Population.
The inhabitants of Muret are known, in French, as "Murétains" (women: "Murétaines").
The "commune" of Muret has a population, in 2014, of 24,975; its population density is of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Muret
Administration.
Muret is a subprefecture of the Haute-Garonne department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Muret and the administrative centre () of the canton of Muret.
It is part of the intercommunality "Le Muretain" ().
Sister city.
Muret is twinned with:
Education.
A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) is in Muret.