Toulouse
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Motto: Per Tolosa totjorn mai. |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
| Intercommunality | Grand Toulouse | |
| Mayor | Pierre Cohen (PS) (2008–2014) |
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| Land area1 | 118.3 km2 (45.7 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 440,204 (2009) | |
| - Ranking | 4th in France | |
| - Density | 3,721 /km2 (9,640 /sq mi) | |
| Urban area | 808 km2 (312 sq mi) (1999) | |
| - Population | 850,873 (1 January 2006) | |
| Metro area | 4,015 km2 (1,550 sq mi) (1999) | |
| - Population | 1,102,882 (1 January 2006) | |
| Website | http://www.toulouse.fr/ | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Coordinates: 43°36′16″N 1°26′38″E / 43.6045°N 1.444°E
Toulouse is a city in the southwest of France. About 630,000 people live there. It is nicknamed the Pink City because the brick homes turns pink with the sunset. It is a beautiful place to live and go to. It is the 2nd city for universities in France. They have many students that come from all over the world.
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Education [change]
- École nationale de l'aviation civile
- Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées
- Institut supérieur européen de gestion group
- École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies
- Institut supérieur européen de formation par l'action
Notable births and deaths in Toulouse [change]
- Bernard Werber, writer
- Louis-Georges-Gustave de Caunes, journalist
- Jean de Coras (1515–1572), judge and humanist
- Lucas Puig, professional skateboarder
- Antony Rea, mixed martial artist
- Pierre de Fermat, lawyer and mathematician
- Carlos Gardel, singer, composer
- Christine Albanel, politician
- Philippe Mexès, footballer
- David Skrela, French rugby union player.
- Fabien Pelous, rugby player
- Frédéric Michalak, rugby player
- Patrice Carmouze, journalist
- Anne Munaretto, lacrosse player
- Jean-Louis Debré, politician
- Laetitia Barlerin, veterinarian
- Claude Nougaro, parolier, writer and singer, passionate about jazz and language
- Solène Jambaqué, alpine skier with hemiplegia, multi-medal winner at the Winter Paralympic Games
- Pierre Seel, persecuted homosexual during the Holocaust
- Marine Delterme, actress
- Laurent Wolf, DJ
- Gael Clichy, footballer
Events [change]
Sister cities [change]
Toulouse is twinned with:
Toulouse also has accords of cooperation with the following towns:
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In addition, Toulouse has an adoption city:
Câmpia Turzii, Romania
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