Editing Haute-Garonne (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Haute-Garonne.jpg|thumb|left|Map of Haute-Garonne with its main cities and towns]]
Haute-Garonne is part of the current [[regions of France|region]] of [[Occitania (administrative region)|Occitanie]] and is surrounded by the departments of [[Hautes-Pyrénées]], Gers, [[Tarn-et-Garonne]], [[Tarn (department)|Tarn]], [[Aude]], and [[Ariège (department)|Ariège]]. It also borders Spain in the south ([[Lleida (province)|province of Lleida]] and [[Huesca (province)|province of Huesca]]). According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], the department has a mix of humid subtropical, oceanic, subarctic, and polar climates.

The department is crossed by the upper course of the [[Garonne]] river (hence the name) for nearly {{convert|200|km|mi|sp=us}}. The borders of the department follow the river. The Garonne enters France from Spain at the town of Fos, and goes through Toulouse and leaves the department. The extreme south of the department lies in the [[Pyrenees]] mountain range and is very mountainous. The highest elevation is the Peak of Perdiguère, at {{convert|3,222|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} above sea level.