Saint-Jean, Haute-Garonne

Saint-Jean
Commune
The church in Saint-Jean
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean
Saint-Jean Location within France Saint-Jean Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°39′59″N 1°30′21″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Toulouse-9
Intercommunality	Toulouse Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Espic
Area 1	5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Highest elevation	211 m (692 ft)
Lowest elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Population  (2023)	11,261
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31488 /31240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃] ^ⓘ; Languedocien: Sent Joan le Vièlh) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

It is located northeast of Toulouse on the N88 or road of Albi (exit 14 on the peripheral).

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Jeannais in French.

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,887 —     1975 4,787 +14.22% 1982 6,512 +4.49% 1990 7,168 +1.21% 1999 8,362 +1.73% 2007 9,667 +1.83% 2012 10,319 +1.31% 2017 10,694 +0.72% 2023 11,261 +0.86% Source: INSEE

Sights

One of the commune's main points of interest is its historic church.

Notable people

• Camille Razat - born and raised in Saint-Jean.

Monument

• 
  The town hall.
• 
  Church "Saint Jean-Baptiste", bell gable.
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  Church "Saint Jean-Baptiste"

International relations

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

Saint-Jean is twinned with:

• Fontanafredda, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

External links

• Official site Archived 2 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine