Muret

Muret
The centre of Muret with Saint Jacques Church and its octagonal medieval tower
Coat of arms
Muret
Location within Occitanie region  Muret
Coordinates: 43°27′40″N 1°19′36″E / 43.4611°N 1.3267°E / 43.4611; 1.3267Coordinates: 43°27′40″N 1°19′36″E / 43.4611°N 1.3267°E / 43.4611; 1.3267
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Muret
Intercommunality	Muretain
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	André Mandement
Area1	57.84 km2 (22.33 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	24,975
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	31395 / 31600
Elevation	152–305 m (499–1,001 ft) (avg. 169 m or 554 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Muret (French pronunciation: ​[my.ʁɛ]; in Gascon Occitan Murèth) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called Muretains.

It is an outer suburb of the city of Toulouse, even though it does not belong to Greater Toulouse, which it has declined to join. It lies southwest of Toulouse and is the largest component of the intercommunality of Muretain.

Muret is generally known for the Battle of Muret (1213) and as the birthplace of Clément Ader (1841-1925), inventor and aviation pioneer. It is also the birthplace of the Niel family () from which Adolphe Niel, Marshal of France and Minister of War, was derived.

A floral town (two flowers) located in the urban area of Toulouse () and the Toulouse urban unit (), 22 kilometres (14 mi) south of Toulouse. It is equidistant from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, on the Garonne Toulouse plain ().