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Genealogy in Haute-Garonne: in the footsteps of your ancestors

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Update: July 16, 2024


The Haute-Garonne department is located in the heart of the Occitanie region. It extends from the foothills of the Pyrenees to the south, to the hillsides of the Lauragais to the north.


The department of Haute-Garonne was created during the French Revolution, in 1790. Until 1808, it included the Castelsarrasin district, before it then belonged to the department of Tarn-et-Garonne. The Haute-Garonne department is bordering onAriège, of theAude, of Tarn, of Tarn-et-Garonne, of Gers and Hautes-Pyrénées but alsoSpain. 


Geographically, the Haute-Garonne is crossed by the Garonne river which gives it its name. The department is characterized by a variety of landscapes ranging from the Pyrenean mountains to the Plains du Midi Toulousaain, passing by the hills of the Comminges and the Volvestre.


Historically, the region was occupied in prehistory, as evidenced by the caves decorated with Marsoulas and Gargas. At the Gallo-Roman era, Toulouse (Tolosa) became an important city, a status which it will keep in the Middle Ages as the capital of the county of Toulouse.


La Haute-Garonne se distingue par ses spécificités culturelles et historiques. La langue occitane, encore présente dans certaines zones rurales, a longtemps été la langue vernaculaire du territoire. Le department a également joué un rôle important dans l'histoire du catharisme and croisades albigeoises au XIIIe siècle.


The economic history of the department was marked by pastel in the 16th century, then by the development of aeronautics in the 20th century, influencing population movements and demographic evolution.




📜 The archives of Haute-Garonne


The Haute-Garonne Departmental Archives



Go to the Haute-Garonne departmental archives:

📍11 Boulevard Griffoul-Dorval, 31400 Toulouse


Contact the Haute-Garonne Departmental Archives:

📞  05 34 32 50 00

📧  Contact archives




Haute-Garonne online archives: find your ancestors from home


Browse the scanned and available online archives looking for your ancestors: 




Online acts




Unusual acts


  • Garonne, massacres, surprising couple and many others on the J. Marchal site.



🧳 Migrations in Haute-Garonne


Le department de la Haute-Garonne et la région Occitanie a connu des migrations and mouvements de population importants : 


Antiquity : Tectosages (Celtic People) volques settled on the territory around the 3rd century BC. AD before Roman colonization from the 2nd century BC. J.-C where Tolosa becomes an important city with around 15,000 to 20,000 inhabitants in the 1st century AD. J.-C.


Middle Ages : In the 5th century, around 100,000 Wisigothes settled throughout Aquitaine. Toulouse will develop as the capital of the county and its population reached around 30,000 inhabitants in the 13th century. Finally, the population movements linked to the Albigensian crusades (1209-1229) lead to the displacement of around 10,000 to 15,000 people in the region. 


Renaissance and modern era : In the 16th century, the department knew the immigration of Italian craftsmen and merchants attracted by the Pastel trade. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685), around 4,000 to 5,000 Protestants left the Toulouse region. 


19th century : The population of Toulouse goes from 50,000 to 150,000 inhabitants between 1800 and 1900. Spanish and Italian immigration for agricultural work caused the installation of around 10,000 people between 1850 and 1900. 


20th century : In 1939, Haute-Garonne experienced a massive arrival of Spanish refugees fleeing civil war (around 40,000 people). In the years 1950-1960, around 15,000 Italians and Portuguese settled in the department. Also and following the repatriation of the French in Algeria, 20,000 people settled in Haute-Garonne in 1962. Finally, from the years 1960-1970, around 30,000 Maghrebs settled in the department.



To find out more: 



🎞️ Haute-Garonne in pictures


Videos




Les images et cartes postales anciennes



Les cartes anciennes du department


  • Des villages de Cassini aux communes d’aujourd’hui : le department de la Haute-Garonne
  • On Old Maps Online: old cards of department
  • On Gallica: the old cards of the Haute-Garonne



📖 The history of Haute-Garonne



On Gallica: the books, there press and manuscript pour tout savoir sur le department de la Haute-Garonne



🖥️ Genealogy sites in Haute-Garonne


Les cercles et associations de généalogie dans la Haute-Garonne ou alentours



Les blogs et sites de généalogie qui parlent de la Haute-Garonne



Accounts to follow on social networks 



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