Labège

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Labège |native name = {{native name|oc|Labeja}} |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Labège - L'église Saint-Barthélémy Façade et vue générale.jpg |caption = The church in Labège |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Labège (Haute-Garonne).svg |arrondissement = Toulouse |canton = Castanet-Tolosan |INSEE = 31254 |postal code = 31670 |mayor = Laurent Chérubin<ref name=mayor>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération du Sicoval|CA Sicoval]] |coordinates = {{coord|43.53|1.5308|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 156 |elevation min m = 141 |elevation max m = 202 |area km2 = 7.65 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }}

'''Labège''' ({{IPA|fr|labɛʒ}}; {{langx|oc|Labeja}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Haute-Garonne]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Occitania (administrative region)|Occitania]] [[Regions of France|region]] in Southwestern France.

==Geography== Labège is a commune in the metropolitan area of [[Toulouse]]. Its urban core is located in the southeast suburbs of Toulouse along the Autoroute des Deux Mers [[A61 autoroute|(A61)]] towards [[Narbonne]]. The bordering communes are [[Saint-Orens-de-Gameville]], [[Auzielle]], [[Escalquens]], [[Castanet-Tolosan]], [[Auzeville-Tolosane]], and [[Ramonville-Saint-Agne]]. [[Labège-Innopole station]] and [[Labège-Village station]] have rail connections to Toulouse, Carcassonne and Narbonne.

==History== The name "Labège" may be derived from La Berge ("The Bank") because of the town's location on the banks of the [[Hers-Mort]].

Some Roman remains can be seen in Labège; but in Roman times no actual village existed here, only a few scattered homes along the thoroughfare between [[Baziège]] and [[Toulouse]]. Even in the Middle Ages, the settlement was sparse. Fourteenth century documents mention a Labège manor, which was owned by the College of Saint Front de Périgord for the next four centuries, but only toward the end of the Renaissance did the village proper begin to take shape around the parish church.

==Politics== {| class="wikitable" |+ | List of mayors ! Term !! Name !! Party |- | 28 February 1790 – 26 June 1790 || curé Druilhe<ref>Françoise Salomé and Michel Lépine, ''Labège au siècle des lumières'', Broché, 1998.</ref> || |- |colspan="3"| |- | 2001–2008 || Claude Ducert || [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]] |- | 2008–2014 || Christian Lavigne || PS |- | 2014–2016 || Claude Ducert<ref name=ducert>{{cite news|url=https://toulouse.latribune.fr/politique/elections/2016-03-09/laurent-cherubin-elu-maire-de-labege-succede-a-claude-ducert.html|title=Laurent Chérubin, élu maire de Labège, succède à Claude Ducert|date=9 March 2016|work=[[La Tribune]]}}</ref> || |- | 2016–incumbent || Laurent Chérubin<ref name=mayor/><ref name=ducert/> || [[Europe Ecology – The Greens|EELV]] |}

At the national level, the commune is part of the [[Haute-Garonne's 3rd constituency|3rd constituency of Haute-Garonne]].

==Demographics== {{Historical populations |source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-31254#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref> |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |683 |1975 |1403 |1982 |1628 |1990 |2148 |1999 |3152 |2007 |3493 |2012 |4139 |2017 |4044 |2023 |4392 }}

==Economy== Labège is made up of two sharply contrasted districts. To the southeast is Labège Village, the residential area, with most of the homes, local shops, a gymnasium, day-care, and the largest [[pétanque]] club in the vicinity. To the northwest towards Toulouse is the economic center of the commune, Labège Innopole, incorporating the headquarters of {{ill|IoT Valley|fr}}, the Labège 2 shopping centre, the Gaumont Multiplex movie theatre, and many restaurants, businesses, laboratories and Institutions. A [[green belt]] separates the two districts.

==Sights== * The fountains of Saint-Sernin and Laurier, known for their healing waters. According to legend, during his journey from Narbonne to Toulouse, St. Sernin stopped to quench his thirst at the fountain which now bears his name, and blessed it with curative powers. * The Church of Saint-Barthélémy. Mention is made of an earlier church on this site in 1232. A second church of 1518-1570 was destroyed by the [[Huguenot]]s. Its successor stood until it was destroyed by fire in the nineteenth century. The present church dates from 1860. * Place Saint-Barthélémy with its mansion, its sundial, its café and its imposing fountain sculpture. * The [[dovecote|pigeonnier]] du Bouysset, dating from the eighteenth century: registered as an [[Monument historique|historic monument]] since 11 July 1977. * The Maison Salvan, a cultural centre devoted to exploring the interface between art and science. * The largest [[pétanque]] club in the area. * The war memorial near the cemetery.

== Monuments == <gallery mode="packed" > Labège - La mairie.jpg|Town hall Labège - La place Saint-Barthélemy - maison de maître.jpg| Manor House. Labège - La place Saint-Barthélemy - maison de maître - Cadran solaire 1906.jpg|Sundial of 1906 Labège - Ancien presbytère actuellement école de musique Claude Nougaro.jpg|Music school ''Claude Nougaro'' Labège - Le pigeonnier du Bouysset.jpg|Dovecote of Bouysset. Labège - Le monument aux Morts.jpg|War memorial </gallery>

==See also== [[Communes of the Haute-Garonne department]]

==References== {{reflist}}

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