Colomiers(French pronunciation:[kɔlɔmje];Occitan:Colomèrs;Languedocien dialect:Colomièrs) is acommunein theHaute-Garonnedepartmentin theOccitaniaregionin SouthwesternFrance.With a population of 39,968 as of 2019, it is the largestsuburbof the city ofToulouse,to which it is adjacent on the west side. Colomiers is part ofToulouse Métropole.
Colomiers
Colomèrs(Occitan) | |
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 Suburban houses in Colomiers | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Colomiers  | |
  Colomiers  Colomiers | |
| Coordinates:43°36′50″N1°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) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demographics
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known asColumérins(masculine) orColumérines(feminine).
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Transport
editIn 1971 it became the first area of France to offerzero-fare public transport,but had to cancel this project in 2016.[5]
Education
editThere 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 HugoandLycée des Métiers de l'électrotechnique, de la maintenance et Chaudronnerie Eugène-Montel.[7]
There is an international school in Colomiers (International School of Toulouseor IST) which is run byAirbusand which prepares for theInternational 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
editUS Colomiersis a Frenchrugby unionclub based in Colomiers.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).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.
- ^ab"Groupes scolairesArchived2016-10-05 at theWayback Machine."Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
- ^"Collèges et lycéesArchived2016-10-05 at theWayback Machine."Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
External links
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- Official website(in French)