Toulouse facts for kids

Toulouse
Toulouse
	Prefecture and commune
	Montage of Toulouse; Top: Pont Saint Pierre and Garonne river; Middle: Place du Capitole, Pont Neuf; Bottom: Capitole de Toulouse, Ariane 5 at "Cité de l'espace", Médiathèque José Cabanis
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Motto: Per Tolosa totjorn mai.; (Occitan for "For Toulouse, always more")
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Capital of 11 cantons
Intercommunality	Toulouse Métropole
Area1	118.3 km2 (45.7 sq mi)
Population (2014)	466,297
• Density	3,941.6/km2 (10,209/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Toulousains
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
INSEE/Postal code	31555 /
Elevation	115–263 m (377–863 ft); (avg. 189 m or 620 ft)
Website	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.

Toulouse (Occitan: Tolosa) is a commune in southwestern France. It is the capital of the department of Haute-Garonne, as well as of the Occitanie region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Toulouse. In 2014, 1.312.304 people live in the urban area, and 466.297 in the city itself. Toulouse is the 4th largest city of France.

The city has a unique architecture made of pinkish terracotta bricks, which earned it the nickname la Ville Rose ("the Pink City"). Toulouse counts two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Canal du Midi (designated in 1996 and shared with other cities) and the St. Sernin Basilica, the largest remaining Romanesque building in Europe, designated in 1998.

History

The city was the capital of the Visigothic Kingdom in the 5th century and the capital of the old French province of Languedoc in the late Middle Ages and early modern period (provinces were abolished during the French Revolution), making it the unofficial capital of the cultural region of Occitania (Southern France). It is now the capital of the Occitanie region, the largest region in metropolitan France.

Geography

The city of Toulouse is along the Garonne river, 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the Mediterranean Sea, 230 km (143 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean, and 680 km (420 mi) from Paris.

The commune has an area of 118.3 km² (45.7 sq mi), and its average altitude is 189 m (620 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 146 m (479 ft).

Toulouse and its neighboring *communes*

Climate

The climate of Toulouse, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Toulouse is 637.5 mm (25.1 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is May with 73.7 mm (2.9 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 38.1 mm (1.5 in). There are an average of 74.0 days of precipitation, with the most rain occurring in May with 7.0 days and the least rain occurring in July with 4.4 days.

The average temperature for the year in Toulouse is 13.8 °C (56.8 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 22.3 °C (72.1 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 6 °C (43 °F).

Climate data for Toulouse
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	9.5 (49.1)	11.1 (52)	14.5 (58.1)	17.0 (62.6)	21.0 (69.8)	25.2 (77.4)	28.0 (82.4)	27.9 (82.2)	24.6 (76.3)	19.5 (67.1)	13.3 (55.9)	9.9 (49.8)	18.46 (65.23)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.0 (42.8)	7.1 (44.8)	9.8 (49.6)	12.1 (53.8)	16.0 (60.8)	19.8 (67.6)	22.3 (72.1)	22.2 (72)	19.0 (66.2)	15.0 (59)	9.6 (49.3)	6.6 (43.9)	13.79 (56.83)
Average low °C (°F)	2.4 (36.3)	3.0 (37.4)	5.0 (41)	7.1 (44.8)	10.9 (51.6)	14.3 (57.7)	16.5 (61.7)	16.5 (61.7)	13.4 (56.1)	10.5 (50.9)	5.8 (42.4)	3.2 (37.8)	9.05 (48.29)
Precipitation mm (inches)	51.3 (2.02)	41.6 (1.638)	49.1 (1.933)	69.6 (2.74)	74.0 (2.913)	60.3 (2.374)	37.7 (1.484)	46.8 (1.843)	47.4 (1.866)	57.0 (2.244)	51.1 (2.012)	52.4 (2.063)	638.3 (25.13)
Source: Weatherbase March 2017

Population

The inhabitants of Toulouse are known, in French, as Toulousains (women: Toulousaines).

Toulouse has a population, in 2014, of 466,297, for a population density of 3,941.6 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Toulouse

Administration

Toulouse is the prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Toulouse and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of 11 cantons:

Toulouse-1 : part of Toulouse with 54,307 inhabitants (2014)
Toulouse-2 : part of Toulouse with 55,397 inhabitants (2014)
Toulouse-3 : part of Toulouse with 52,536 inhabitants (2014)
Toulouse-4 : part of Toulouse with 52,753 inhabitants (2014)
Toulouse-5 : part of Toulouse with 45,521 inhabitants (2014)
Toulouse-6 : part of Toulouse with 55,866 inhabitants (2014)
Toulouse-7 : 3 communes + part of Toulouse with 57,622 inhabitants (2014)
Toulouse-8 : 1 commune + part of Toulouse with 60,233 inhabitants (2014)
Toulouse-9 : 2 communes + part of Toulouse with 54,205 inhabitants (2014)
Toulouse-10 : 9 communes + part of Toulouse with 56,446 inhabitants (2014)
Toulouse-11 : 1 commune + part of Toulouse with 48,078 inhabitants (2014)

It is part of the intercommunality Metropolitan Toulouse (French: Toulouse Métropole).

Sister cities

Saint-Gaudens is twinned with:

Atlanta, United States

Bologna, Italy

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Chongqing, China

Elx/Elche, Spain

Kiev, Ukraine

Tel Aviv, Israel

Rosario, Argentina

Toulouse also has accords of cooperation with the following towns:

Bydgoszcz, Poland

Düsseldorf, Germany

Hanoi, Vietnam

N'Djamena, Chad

Saint-Louis, Senegal

São José dos Campos, Brazil

Zaragoza, Spain

In addition, Toulouse has an adoption city:

Câmpia Turzii, Romania

Education

Notable births and deaths in Toulouse

Louis Aliot (1969-), French politician
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

Salon du livre aéronautique

Related pages

Images for kids

Vomitorium at the Roman amphitheatre in Toulouse
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse was a leader of the First Crusade
The Capitole de Toulouse, Toulouse's city hall, is an example of the 18th-century architectural projects in the city.
Toulouse's city hall, the Capitole de Toulouse, and the square of the same name with the Occitan cross designed by Raymond Moretti on the ground
Toulouse Cathedral (mainly 13th c.)
Renaissance windows at the Hôtel du Vieux-Raisin (16th C.)
Pont-Neuf bridge (16th-17th c.)
The main Airbus factory in Blagnac, near Toulouse, lies next to Toulouse Airport
Portal of the college de l'Esquile (1556), a symbol of the University's seniority
IONIS Education Group Toulouse campus
Line A of the Toulouse Metro.
Musée des Augustins
Toulouse Olympique playing rugby league against Gateshead Thunder (June 2009)
Bust of mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the Capitole de Toulouse
Coats of arms of Toulouse: Saint-Sernin church and Comtal castle frame a paschal lamb bearing the Toulouse cross
Saint-Sernin basilica (11th–13th c.)
Romanesque tympanum of Saint-Sernin basilica (late 11th c. or early 12th c.)
Saint Stephen cathedral (13th–17th c.)
Church of the Jacobins (13th c.)
Church of the Jacobins "palm tree" vault (13th c.)
Church of the Jacobins bell tower (13th c.) and cloister (14th c.)
Romano-gothic house (14th c.)
Musée des Augustins former convent (14th c.) housing a fine arts museum
Musée des Augustins cloister (14th c.) with display of gargoyles salvaged from demolished churches
Church of Notre-Dame du Taur: clocher-mur facade (14th c.)
Serta tower (15th–16th c.)
Hôtel Delfau (15th c.)
Saint-Raymond museum, former college of the university (1523)
Former tower of the Capitouls (1525)
Gothic and Renaissance portal of the hôtel de Bernuy (16th c.)
Renaissance portal of the hôtel d'Assézat (16th c.)
Renaissance portal of the hôtel de Molinier (16th c.)
Renaissance portal (16th c.) of a college of the University
Renaissance Portal of the Dalbade Church (16th c.)
Renaissance door of the Hôtel Dahus (16th c.)
Hôtel de Bagis' Renaissance door (16th or 17th c.)
Renaissance portal of former Capitole at Jardin des Plantes (16th c.)
Renaissance portal of the Capitole in the courtyard (16th-17th c.)
Renaissance portal of the former Jesuit college (1605)
Renaissance courtyard of the Hôtel d'Assézat (16th c.)
Renaissance courtyard of the Hôtel de Bernuy (16th c.)
Tower of the Hôtel de Bernuy (16th c.)
Tower of the Hôtel de Brucelles (16th c.)
Hôtel du Vieux-Raisin (16th c.)
Renaissance courtyard of the Hôtel du Vieux-Raisin (16th c.)
Pont neuf (16th–17th c.)
Hôtel Comère (17th c.)
Hôtel de Resseguier (17th c.)
Hôtel de Bonfontan (18th c.)
Hôtel d'Espie (18th c.)
Capitole – city hall (18th c.)
The Hall of Illustrious in the Capitole
Capitole square (19th c.)
Immeuble des Cariatides, terracotta façade by fr:Auguste Virebent (19th c.)
Lamothe house, terracotta façade (19th c.)
Halle aux Grains concert hall (19th c.) fr:Halle aux Grains de Toulouse
Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques former hospital (12th–19th c.)
La Grave former hospital (12th–19th c.)
Notre-Dame de la Daurade basilica
Banks of the Garonne river
Romanesque wall in the park of the Jardin des Plantes
Park of the Grand Rond in central Toulouse

Beauzelle Blagnac	Fenouillet, Aucamville Launaguet	L'Union
Colomiers Tournefeuille		Balma Quint-Fonsegrives
	Toulouse

Cugnaux Portet-sur-Garonne	Pechbusque Vieille-Toulouse	Saint-Orens-de-Gameville Labège, Ramonville-Saint-Agne