Fronton | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Fronton (Haute-Garonne).svg |
Arrondissement: | Toulouse |
Canton: | Villemur-sur-Tarn |
Insee: | 31202 |
Postal Code: | 31620 |
Mayor: | Hugo Cavagnac[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.8411°N 1.3903°W |
Elevation M: | 147 |
Elevation Min M: | 101 |
Elevation Max M: | 198 |
Area Km2: | 45.79 |
Fronton (pronounced as /fr/; Languedocien: Frontonh) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
It lies 28 km north of Toulouse and within its metropolitan area.
It is the centre of one of the oldest wine regions in France, producing the AOC Côtes du Frontonnais, based (50%) on the local négrette grape (known as Pinot Saint-George in the United States) plus some or other of Syrah, Côt, cabernet franc, Cabernet sauvignon, fer servadou, gamay, cinsaut and mauzac.