Marquefave

Marquefave
Commune
The church in Marquefave
Marquefave Marquefave
Coordinates: 43°19′05″N 1°14′50″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Auterive
Intercommunality	Volvestre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Payen
Area 1	18.92 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31320 /31390
Elevation	175–323 m (574–1,060 ft) (avg. 207 m or 679 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marquefave (French pronunciation: [maʁkəfav]; Occitan: Marcahava) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Geography

The village lies on the banks of the Garonne river.

The commune is bordered by five other communes: Capens across the river Garonne and the land border to the north, Montaut to the northwest, Montgazin to the east, Lacaugne to the south, and finally by Carbonne across the river Garonne to the west.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	539	—
1968	570	+5.8%
1975	535	−6.1%
1982	632	+18.1%
1990	772	+22.2%
1999	850	+10.1%
2008	1,012	+19.1%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department