| Brax | |
| Population Demonym: | Braxian (en) braxéen(ne) (fr) |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Brax (Haute-Garonne).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Toulouse |
| Canton: | Toulouse-7 |
| Insee: | 31088 |
| Postal Code: | 31490 |
| Mayor: | Thierry Zanatta[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Toulouse Métropole |
| Coordinates: | 43.6147°N 1.24°W |
| Elevation M: | 193 |
| Elevation Min M: | 165 |
| Elevation Max M: | 240 |
| Area Km2: | 4.42 |
Brax (in French pronounced as /bʁaks/; Occitan (post 1500);: Brats) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region.
It is situated near the regional capital Toulouse near the Forêt de Bouconne. The village is part of the Toulouse Métropole.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Braxéens in French.
Access to Brax is on the Route Nationale 124 or the SNCF line between Toulouse and Auch at the train station.
The ruined castle, the Château de Brax, dates back to the 13th century. During the Second World War, the resistance group Réseau Morhange of Marcel Taillandier used the castle as its headquarters.
| Term | Name of Mayor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1808–1809 | François Roume | ||
| 1809–1815 | Jean Fauré | ||
| 1815–1821 | Georges Versevy | ||
| 1821–1832 | Bernard d'Izarni de Gargas | ||
| 1832–1834 | Bernard Paris | ||
| 1834–1855 | Jean-Marie Latrille | ||
| 1855–1865 | Auguste d'Arboussier | ||
| 1865–1880 | Antoine Lannes | ||
| 1881–1888 | Jean Barrué | ||
| 1888–1920 | Charles de Pins Montbrun | ||
| 1920–1929 | Alban Libès | ||
| 1929–1961 | Léon Gailhaguet | ||
| 1961–1969 | Marcel Cardonne | ||
| 1969–1983 | Georges Bastien | ||
| 1983–1989 | Robert Clasou | ||
| 1989–2001 | Bernard Cunnac | PS | |
| 2001–2014 | Jean-Pierre Vergé | PS | |
| 2014–2020 | François Lépineux | ||
| 2020–incumbent | Thierry Zanatta |