Colomiers
Colomiers | ||
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Colomiers Location within Occitanie region Colomiers | ||
Coordinates: 43°36′50″N 1°20′12″E / 43.6139°N 1.3367°ECoordinates: 43°36′50″N 1°20′12″E / 43.6139°N 1.3367°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Occitanie | |
Department | Haute-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
Canton | Toulouse-7 | |
Intercommunality | Toulouse Métropole | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Karine Traval-Michelet | |
Area1 | 20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi) | |
Population (2014)2 | 38,541 | |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 31149 /31770 | |
Elevation |
145–191 m (476–627 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) | |
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. |
Colomiers is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
It is the largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, and is adjacent to it on the west side. It is a member of the Toulouse Métropole.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1936 | 1,860 | — |
1954 | 3,195 | +71.8% |
1962 | 4,607 | +44.2% |
1968 | 10,584 | +129.7% |
1975 | 20,126 | +90.2% |
1982 | 23,326 | +15.9% |
1990 | 26,979 | +15.7% |
1999 | 28,538 | +5.8% |
2006 | 33,200 | +16.3% |
Transportation
In 1971 it became the first area of France to offer zero-fare public transport, which is still in operation at present.[1]
Education
There are nine public preschools (maternelles) and six public elementary schools.[2] There are four public junior high schools (collèges): Léon Blum, Victor Hugo, Jean Jaurès, and Voltaire. There are two public senior high schools, Lycée Polyvalent International « Victor-Hugo » and Lycée des Métiers de l'électrotechnique, de la maintenance et Chaudronnerie Eugène-Montel.[3]
There is an international school in Colomiers (International School of Toulouse or IST) which is run by Airbus and which prepares for the International Baccalaureate, and, within the international lycée, a German school (Deutsche Schule Toulouse, DST). English 31, supported by Airbus, provides English-language tuition.
There is also a private preschool, elementary and middle school, Institution « Sainte-Thérèse ».[2]
Sport
US Colomiers is a French rugby union club based in Colomiers.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.freepublictransports.com/Colomiers
- 1 2 "Groupes scolaires." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Collèges et lycées." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colomiers. |
- Official website (in French)