Communes of the department of Haute-Garonne: Haute - Garonne Open Data

This dataset lists the 586 municipalities in the Haute-Garonne department. These data are updated and enriched by Haute-Garonne Open Data, the open data portal of the Department of Haute-Garonne. If you notice errors, if you wish to propose changes or developments, [please contact us using the form at your disposal](https://data.haute-garonne.fr/page/contact/). * * * **Useful link:** [Identifiers of local authorities and their establishments](https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/identifiers-des-collectivites-territoriales-et-leurs-etablissements/), on the website [data.gouv.fr](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/), based on an approach followed by [Datactivist](https://datactivist.coop/fr/). * * * **Definition of "commune" on the website of the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee):** smallest French administrative subdivision but it is also the oldest, since it succeeded the cities and parishes of the Middle Ages. It was instituted in 1789 before experiencing a beginning of autonomy with the law of April 5, 1884, a true municipal charter. The mayor is the executive of the municipality he represents and whose budget he manages. He is the employer of municipal staff and exercises local skills (schools, urban planning, social work, roads, school transport, garbage collection, sanitation ...). He is also an agent of the State for the functions of civil status, public order, organization of elections and issuance of regulatory titles. * * * **For more information:** [the department of Haute-Garonne on the INSEE website](https://www.insee.fr/en/statistiques/2011101?geo=DEP-31).