Muret

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Muret

Murèth  (Occitan)
Subprefecture and commune
The centre of Muret with Saint Jacques Church and its octagonal medieval tower
The centre of Muret with Saint Jacques Church and its octagonal medieval tower
Coat of arms of Muret
Coat of arms
Location of Muret
Muret is located in France
Muret
Muret
Coordinates: 43°27′40″N 1°19′36″E / 43.4611°N 1.3267°E / 43.4611; 1.3267Coordinates: 43°27′40″N 1°19′36″E / 43.4611°N 1.3267°E / 43.4611; 1.3267
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementMuret
CantonMuret
IntercommunalityLe Muretain Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Mandement
Area
1
57.84 km2 (22.33 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
24,813
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31395 /31600
Elevation152–305 m (499–1,001 ft)
(avg. 169 m or 554 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Muret (French pronunciation: [myʁɛ] (About this soundlisten); in Gascon Occitan Murèth) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called Muretains.

It is an outer suburb of the city of Toulouse, even though it does not belong to Toulouse Métropole, which it has declined to join. It lies southwest of Toulouse and is the largest component of the intercommunality of Le Muretain Agglo.

Muret is generally known for the Battle of Muret (1213) and as the birthplace of Clément Ader (1841-1925), inventor and aviation pioneer. It is also the birthplace of the  [fr] from which Adolphe Niel, Marshal of France and Minister of War, was derived.

Geography[]

A floral town (two flowers) located in the  [fr] and the  [fr], 22 kilometres (14 mi) south of Toulouse. It is equidistant from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, on the  [fr].

Localities and hamlets[]

 [fr], Estantens, Cupidou.

Communal borders[]

Geology and relief[]

The commune is established on the first  [fr] on its left bank. Its right bank is overhung by a steep slope which deeply cut the molasse of the Tertiary era. It has an area of 5,784 hectares (14,290 acres) and an altitude ranging from 152 to 305 metres (499 to 1,001 ft).[2]

Transport[]

Hydrography[]

Muret is located 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. The  [fr] tributary of the Touch is also in the commune, and the  [fr].

Climate[]

Muret has an oceanic temperate climate, with Mediterranean and continental influences, characterised by a hot, dry summer, mild winter and a spring marked by heavy rains and severe thunderstorms. The prevailing winds are, in order of importance, the west wind (usually bringing moisture from the Atlantic Ocean), the southeast wind (also called the  [fr], a rather hot, dry wind) and the north, which is much less frequent and generally a cold and dry wind (bringing air from cold anticyclonic masses in Northern Europe).[3]

Comparative table of climatic data
Location Sunshine Rain Snow Storm Fog
Nice 2694 hrs/yr 767 millimetres (30.2 in)/yr 1 day/yr 31 days/yr 1 day/yr
Toulouse 2047 hrs/yr 655 millimetres (25.8 in)/yr 7 days/yr 26 days/yr 44 days/yr
Paris 1797 hrs/yr 642 millimetres (25.3 in)/yr 15 days/yr 19 days/yr 13 days/yr
Strasbourg 1637 hrs/yr 610 millimetres (24 in)/yr 30 days/yr 29 days/yr 65 days/yr
National Average 1973 hrs/yr 770 millimetres (30 in)/yr 14 days/yr 22 days/yr 40 days/yr

Muret has averaged 24 days of extreme heat and 33 days of frost per year. The rainiest months are April, May and June. The normal minimum temperatures occur in January with average 5 °C (41 °F), and the maximum normal temperatures in August with 23 °C (73 °F).

Temperatures recorded in Toulouse
Month J F M A M J J A S O N D Year
Temperatures (Under shade, normal 1961-1990) °C 5.4 6.8 8.7 11.3 14.8 18.4 21.3 20.8 18.5 14.4 8.9 5.9 12.9
Precipitation (average depth in mm, 1961-1990) 55.1 55.2 57.5 64.4 73.1 57.8 41 47.4 47.7 51.5 48.8 55.9 655.7
Source: Météo France

History[]

Prehistory and antiquity[]

Various discoveries by local archaeologists suggest that the territory of Muret was populated as early as the Neolithic period: A hut foundation dating from 4000 BC has been unearthed to the north of the town. Different objects in the Chalcolithic, around 3,000 to 2,500 BC; then the Bronze Age from 1,700 BC indicate the permanence of the population here. A series of Gallo-Roman brick kilns dating back to the 1st century AD is located along the right bank of the Garonne. A villa occupied the site of the current town centre; surrounded by protective walls it was given the name of Murellum, which became Murel, and then Muret in the Middle Ages.

Middle Ages[]

Main article: Battle of Muret

On 12 September 1213 the Battle of Muret took place between Simon de Montfort and a coalition force under the control of Count Raymond of Toulouse, and King Peter II of Aragon. Muret entered history. That day, the battle changed the horizons of both sides of the Pyrenean border and saw the fate of Occitania decided. In an era where feudal entities (including the Count of Toulouse and his allies) still believed that they were able to play a role in the control of the southern areas on both slopes of the Pyrenees, the lords of the north of France, who spearheaded the Albigensian Crusade, attempted to impose themselves upon the south and eliminate Catharism.

De Montfort had been fighting Albigensian heretics during the Albigensian Crusade, when he was besieged by the vastly superior coalition army. Refusing to surrender or be starved into submission, de Montfort went on the offensive. Leading his knights out of the town, he proceeded to position them in a wide arc, then fell upon the Toulouse cavalry with a noise like a whole forest going down under the axe. Next to fall before the Crusader army was the Aragonian cavalry, where King Peter himself fell to the sword. After this, all that was left was to scatter the remaining cavalry defending the coalition camp before turning on the infantry that had been besieging Muret's walls. Despite their overwhelming advantage in numbers,the coalition army numbering almost 34,000 men was destroyed by de Montfort's army of only 2,100. The siege of Muret was lifted.

7,000-20,000 coalition troops were killed compared to a handful of casualties for de Monfort's army.

So it was at Muret, on 12 September 1213, where King Peter II of Aragon who came to reinforce the local Occitan forces, lost his life. This defeat of the Occitano-Aragonese troops heralded the annexation of the Languedoc to the Crown of France and the end of Catharism.

World War II[]

Main article: Maquis de Rieumes

Heraldry[]

Arms of Muret
 The arms of Muret are blazoned :
"Quartered: On the first and fourth of argent to two crenellated fesses azure, the second and third gules to the four otelles of argent backed and posed in saltire", which is of Comminges.



Politics and administration[]

The modern town hall of Muret

Political trends and outcomes[]

The commune is part of the  [fr].

List of mayors[]

List of mayors of Muret
Start End Name Party Other details
1925 1947 Vincent Auriol SFIO Deputy, President of France from 1947 to 1954
1947 1953 Henri Peyrusse SFIO
1953 1989  [fr] DVD Deputy
1989 1995 Hélène Mignon PS Deputy
1995 2008  [fr] UMP Former deputy, president of the  [fr]
2008 In progress André Mandement PS President of the  [fr]

Judicial and administrative proceedings[]

The capable courts for the commune of Muret are the Court of Muret, the  [fr] of Toulouse, the Court of Appeal, the  [fr], Toulouse juvenile court, the Industrial Tribunal of Toulouse, the  [fr] of Toulouse, the  [fr] of Toulouse and the  [fr] of Bordeaux.[4]

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Muret is twinned with:

Demography[]

In 2017, the commune had 24,945 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
17933,000—    
18003,258+1.19%
18063,284+0.13%
18213,286+0.00%
18313,787+1.43%
18363,972+0.96%
18414,000+0.14%
18464,308+1.49%
18514,196−0.53%
18564,125−0.34%
18614,130+0.02%
18664,050−0.39%
YearPop.±% p.a.
18723,852−0.83%
18763,956+0.67%
18814,056+0.50%
18864,145+0.44%
18914,142−0.01%
18964,064−0.38%
19013,911−0.76%
19063,712−1.04%
19113,654−0.31%
19213,218−1.26%
19263,482+1.59%
19313,725+1.36%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19364,013+1.50%
19464,368+0.85%
19545,204+2.21%
19626,693+3.20%
196813,039+11.76%
197514,778+1.80%
198215,844+1.00%
199018,134+1.70%
199920,735+1.50%
200723,572+1.62%
201224,492+0.77%
201724,945+0.37%
From 1962 to 1999: Population without double counting; for the years following: municipal population.
Source: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999[5] then INSEE[6]

Economy[]

Muret is a true centrality in the area of life and activity of the Muretain, near Toulouse. Its stable economic fabric is composed primarily of small and medium-sized enterprises and industries, covering many sectors of activities. The economic development jurisdiction is exercised by the Agglomération Community of Muretain, which develops and consolidates the local economic fabric, and helps the creation of enterprises for the benefit of employment.

Muret has important reserves mainly located on the areas of activities of the territory.

Muret Gateway: 20 hectares (49 acres) located north of the town, at the junction of the A64 exit.

  • Cap Clément Ader / Les Bonnets: Adjacent to the Muret-Lherm airport, with in its centre, the international karting.
  • Joffrery: 97 hectares (240 acres) at the northern entrance of Muret.
  • Marclan: 35 hectares (86 acres) north of the town.
  • Sans Soucis: 16 hectares (40 acres) at the northern boundary of the town.

Industry[]

  •  [fr]
  • Laboratoires Pierre Fabre
  •  [fr]

Services[]

  •  [fr]:  [fr]
  •  [fr], specialised in long sentences. Bertrand Cantat, was held in this centre from 28 September 2004[7] to 15 October 2007[7] for the killing of his girlfriend, the actress Marie Trintignant.[7]

Infrastructure[]

Personalities linked to the commune[]

  • Peter II of Aragon, (1177?-1213), King of the Crown of Aragon-Catalonia, died at the Battle of Muret. A high school in the town bears his name.
  •  [fr]
  • Adolphe Niel (1802-1869), Marshal of France (1859) and Minister of War underNapoleon III
  •  [fr] (1846-1918), son of the Marshal, general of brigade (1897), was buried at Muret as his parents and his cousins, the Niels of Brioudes.
  •  [fr]
  • Nicolas Dalayrac (1753-1809), composer of comic operas.
  • Clément Ader (1841-1925), inventor
  • Vincent Auriol (1884-1966), Mayor of Muret (1925), first President of the Fourth Republic, and his wife,  [fr] (1896-1979)
  • Guillaume Ibos (1860-1952), tenor
  • Charles de Rémusat (1797-1875), politician and philosopher, deputy of Muret.
  • Marc-Antoine Muret, humanist, (1526-1585).
  • Saint Germerius,  [fr] (circa 691 AD).
  • Christian Jeanpierre (1965-), sports presenter on TF1, presenter of Téléfoot.
  • Louis-Noël Belaubre, pianist and composer (1932).
  •  [fr] (1746-1802), Member of the Estates General.
  •  [fr], deputy, died at Muret
  • Manon André, Rugby Union player
  •  [fr], actress, died at Muret
  •  [fr], politician died at Muret
  •  [fr], politician died at Muret
  •  [fr], singer, primarily in Occitan
  •  [fr], born in Muret
  • Albert van Schendel and Antoon van Schendel, road bicycle riders died at Muret
  • , former mayor of the town. Born in Muret, studied in Muret, will probably die there too.

Monuments and tourist sights[]

Historic monuments[]

  • The Church of Santiago de Muret, main monument of the town: It was built in the 12th century through the Counts of Comminges who made wall their principal residence. It is redesigned and enlarged in the 14th and 15th centuries. Particularly noteworthy is its octagonal steeple of Toulouse type. It is classified as early as 1928. In 1538 - 1548, a large vaulted choir was added at the end of the panelled Gothic nave. Its decor is restored after the depredations of the Revolution, under the first Empire, in a neo-classical style and side chapels were built.
  • House of 1823, 30 Rue Clément-Ader
  • The
  • The Château de Rudelle is a 16th and 17th century castle. Privately owned, it is inscribed on the list of historic monuments, listed as an historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.Base Mérimée: Château de Rudelle, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)</ref>[8]

The  [fr], organised by commune.

  • The Church of Saint-Jacques: Nave and choir

  • The Church of Saint-Jacques: Organ

  • The Church of Saint-Jacques: Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes

Other monuments and sites[]

  • Domain of Brioudes
  • Statue of Marshal Niel
  • Chapel of Saint-Amans of Estantens
  • Château de Montégut-Ségla where  [fr] lived
  • Jean Jaurès Park
  • Clement Ader Park

  • The south side of the Chapel of Saint-Amans of Estantens

Local life[]

Public service[]

Muret has a subprefecture,  [fr], a gendarmerie, a post office, tax office, a retirement home, a  [fr] centre assigned to the A64 autoroute and a tourist office.

Health[]

The commune has a hospital[9] (geriatrics, disabled), a versatile clinic with (MRI and medical radiology), a  [fr], a retirement home, a day hospital, laboratories for medical analyses, ambulance services, nurses, midwives, general practitioners, rehabilitation professionals, pedicurists-podiatrists and dentists.

Education[]

Education is provided at the commune of Muret's creche, passing through  [fr],  [fr] and collège until the lycée high school and  [fr] all being complemented by the municipal library and outdoor centre. The city is also home to a branch of the National School of civil aviation.

Culture[]

Muret has multiple cultural facilities, including:

  • François Mitterrand Media Library[10]
  • Clément-Ader Museum[11]
  • Cinema[12]
  • The Nicolas-Daylarac municipal school of art teaching[13]

Sports[]

Muret offers more than 100 sport and leisure events per year. Its facilities are many and varied: Gymnasiums, tennis courts, recreation area with a fitness trail, two landscaped lakes, international karting, an aerodrome, a canoeing facility, three bowling facilities, a skate park, two shooting ranges, a velodrome, a riding club and the Aqualudia, the Muretain swimming centre with its six indoor and outdoor pools.

Muret has more than 50 sporting associations, including:[14]

  • Avenir Muretain XV, Rugby union club which plays in Fédérale 3.
  •  [fr], football club which played in the Championnat National (3rd division) and the .
  • Texman, bridge club with 120 members.
  • The  [fr] took place at Muret.
  • The  [fr] American football team.

Muret will also host the departure for Stage 13 of cycling's 2015 Tour de France on 17 July, with a 198.5 kilometres (123.3 mi) route to Rodez.

Worship[]

Catholic[]

The town is part of the pastoral sector of Muret, which includes the parishes of Saint-Jacques, Saint-Jean, and the parishes of the villages: Estantens,  [fr], Le Fauga, Eaunes and Saint-Hilaire. Father Joseph Coltro is the senior priest of this pastoral area.[15]

Protestant[]

The cultural association of the Evangelical Church in Muret[16] occupies premises located at 12 Chemin de la Pyramide, inaugurated in November 2012[17] after a year of work.[18] The pastor is Bernard Gisquet.[19]

Muslim[]

The Association of Franco-Muslim culture and worship of Muret (AFMCCM)[20] acquired the premises of a former locksmith,[21] Rue Marclan, in an industrial area north of Muret, in 2000, for the founding of the mosque of Muret.

Ecology and recycling[]

Collection and treatment of household waste and assimilated waste as well as protection and the development of the environment are part of the  [fr].[22]

There is a recycling centre in the commune.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Répertoire géographique des communes". Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2015-05-14., published by the Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière
  3. ^ "CAPITOUL, Météorologie de Toulouse". Météo France.
  4. ^ "Liste des juridictions compétentes pour une commune". le site du ministère de la Justice et des libertés.
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Muret, EHESS. (in French)
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Chronologie de l'affaire Bertrand Cantat". Nouvel Observateur. Archived from the original on 2009-10-02.
  8. ^ "Patrimoine et architecture - Chiffres clés 2010" (PDF). Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication.
  9. ^ "Centre Hospitalier de Muret".
  10. ^ "Médiathèque François Mitterrand". Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  11. ^ "Musée Clément Ader". Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  12. ^ "Cinéma".
  13. ^ "L'école municipale d'enseignement artistique Nicolas-Daylarac".
  14. ^ "plus de 50 associations sportives".
  15. ^ "Secteur pastoral de Muret sur le site officiel du diocèse de Toulouse". Archived from the original on 2010-12-18.
  16. ^ "Site officiel de l'association". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  17. ^ "Muret. "Happy day" au temple protestant".
  18. ^ "Muret. Un temple de culte chemin de la Pyramide".
  19. ^ "MEMBRES DU POLE".
  20. ^ "AFMCCM".
  21. ^ "La mosquée de Muret, de la serrurerie à la maison de Dieu".
  22. ^ "Les déchetteries".

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