Fronton, Haute-Garonne

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Coat of arms of Fronton Coat of arms
Fronton
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Fronton
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Fronton
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie-Hélène Champagnac
Area1	45.79 km2 (17.68 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	5,384
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	31202 / 31620
Elevation	101–198 m (331–650 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fronton is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

It lies 28 km north of Toulouse and within its metropolitan area.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,633	—
1800	2,053	+25.7%
1806	2,139	+4.2%
1821	1,987	−7.1%
1831	2,225	+12.0%
1836	2,151	−3.3%
1841	2,141	−0.5%
1846	2,190	+2.3%
1851	2,143	−2.1%
1856	2,190	+2.2%
1861	2,196	+0.3%
1866	2,273	+3.5%
1872	2,290	+0.7%
1876	2,445	+6.8%
1881	2,416	−1.2%
1886	2,447	+1.3%
1891	2,481	+1.4%
1896	2,328	−6.2%
1901	2,155	−7.4%
1906	2,034	−5.6%
1911	1,896	−6.8%
1921	1,901	+0.3%
1926	2,005	+5.5%
1931	2,018	+0.6%
1936	2,016	−0.1%
1946	2,049	+1.6%
1954	2,107	+2.8%
1962	2,169	+2.9%
1968	2,272	+4.7%
1975	2,525	+11.1%
1982	2,814	+11.4%
1990	3,335	+18.5%
1999	3,891	+16.7%
2008	5,384	+38.4%

Wine

It is the centre of one of the oldest wine regions in France, producing the AOC Côtes du Frontonnais, based (50%) on the local négrette grape (known as Pinot Saint-George in the United States) plus some or other of Syrah, Côt, cabernet franc, Cabernet sauvignon, fer servadou, gamay, cinsaut and mauzac.

• Fronton - Hotel de Ville.jpg

  Town hall

• Fronton L'abside et le clocher de l'église.jpg

  Church

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

• INSEE