Colomiers (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔmje]; Occitan: Colomèrs; Languedocien dialect: Colomièrs) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. With a population of 39,968 as of 2019, it is the largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, to which it is adjacent on the west side. Colomiers is part of Toulouse Métropole.
Colomiers
Colomèrs (Occitan) | |
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.jpg) Suburban houses in Colomiers | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Colomiers  | |
  Colomiers  Colomiers | |
| Coordinates: 43°36′50″N 1°20′12″E / 43.6139°N 1.3367°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Toulouse-7 |
| Intercommunality | Toulouse Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Karine Traval-Michelet[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 40,159 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Demographics edit
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Columérins (masculine) or Columérines (feminine).
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Transport edit
In 1971 it became the first area of France to offer zero-fare public transport, but had to cancel this project in 2016.[5]
Education edit
There are nine public preschools (maternelles) and six public elementary schools.[6] There are four public junior high schools (collèges): Léon Blum, Victor Hugo, Jean Jaurès, and Voltaire. There are two public senior high schools, Lycée International Victor Hugo and Lycée des Métiers de l'électrotechnique, de la maintenance et Chaudronnerie Eugène-Montel.[7]
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 ».[6]
Sport edit
US Colomiers is a French rugby union club based in Colomiers.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Colomiers, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Colomiers: La fin des bus gratuits". 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Groupes scolaires Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Collèges et lycées Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
External links edit
- Official website (in French)