department
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Government and military
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in the
Occitania
Occitania ( oc, Occitània , , or ) is the historical region in Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe where the Occitan language, Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes still used as a second language. This ...
region in Southwestern France. With a population of 39,968 as of 2019, it is the largest
suburb
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of the city of Toulouse, to which it is adjacent on the west side. Colomiers is part of Toulouse Métropole.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Columérins'' (masculine) or ''Columérines'' (feminine).
Transport
In 1971 it became the first area of France to offer zero-fare public transport, but had to cancel this project in 2016.
Education
There are nine public preschools (''maternelles'') and six public elementary schools.Groupes scolaires ." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016. 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
.Collèges et lycées ." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
There is an international school in Colomiers (
International School of Toulouse
The International School of Toulouse is a private, international day school for boys and girls aged 3 to 18.
It was founded in 1999 by Airbus Mobility, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus SAS, with the aim to facilitate the global mobility of ...
English 31
English 31 is a not-for-profit association, based in Toulouse area, providing high-quality English education to 6- to 18-year-old bi-lingual students schooled in the French system. It is a voluntary association in France (''Association loi 1901' ...
, supported by Airbus, provides English-language tuition.
There is also a private preschool, elementary and middle school, Institution « Sainte-Thérèse ».