Saint-Béat

Saint-Béat
The Garonne river and the village of Saint-Béat The Garonne river and the village of Saint-Béat
Coat of arms of Saint-Béat Coat of arms
Saint-Béat
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Saint-Béat
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Saint-Gaudens
Canton	Saint-Béat
Intercommunality	Canton of Saint-Béat
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Hervé Péréfarres
Area1	7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	394
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	31471 / 31440
Elevation	476–1,760 m (1,562–5,774 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 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.

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

The Pic du Gar is a striking limestone mountain in the area.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	687	—
1968	755	+9.9%
1975	611	−19.1%
1982	543	−11.1%
1990	547	+0.7%
1999	364	−33.5%
2008	394	+8.2%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

• INSEE