Toulouse Métropole is one of the 20
French metropolises, an
intercommunal structure, centred on the
city
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of
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...
. It is located in the
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...
department, in the
Occitanie region
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, southern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous .
Its area is 458.2 km
2. Its population was 783,353 in 2018, of which 486,828 in Toulouse proper.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE. 4 April 2022. It is the 5th largest metropolis after
Greater Paris, ,
Lille-Europe and
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...
. Its annual budget is €1,4 billion (2015).
History
It was created on 1 January 2015, succeeding the
urban community of Toulouse, which had itself succeeded in 2009 and 2001 to previous districts created in 1992 with less powers than either the urban community or the current metropolitan region.
Geography
Due to local political feuds, Toulouse Métropole only hosts 59% of the population of the metropolitan area (see infobox at
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...
article for the metropolitan area), the other independent
communes
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of the metropolitan area having refused to join in, notably
Muret and the
technopolis of
Labège
Labège (; oc, Labeja) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 4,008.
Geography
Labège is a commune in the metropolitan area of Toulouse. Its urban core is lo ...
-Innopole.
Consequently, the other parts of the metropolitan area have formed different intercommunal structures, such as:
* Communauté d'agglomération
Le Muretain Agglo
Le Muretain Agglo is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Muret. It is located in the Haute-Garonne department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2017. Its sea ...
* Communauté d'agglomération du
Sicoval, with
Labège
Labège (; oc, Labeja) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 4,008.
Geography
Labège is a commune in the metropolitan area of Toulouse. Its urban core is lo ...
-Innopole in it
*
Communauté de communes de la Save au Touch
* etc.
Member communes
The 37 communes of Toulouse Métropole are:
[Toulouse Métropole (N° SIREN : 243100518)]
BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.Intercommunalité-Métropole de Toulouse Métropole (243100518)
INSEE
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Aigrefeuille
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Aucamville
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Aussonne
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Balma
Balma (; oc, Balmar) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is east of Toulouse.
The name of the town comes from the old Provençal word meaning "cave" or "grotto".
History
Balma was established in 1279 as a ...
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Beaupuy
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Beauzelle
Beauzelle (; oc, Bausèla) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
*Beauzac
Beauzac () is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central F ...
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Blagnac
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Brax
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Bruguières
Bruguières (; oc, Bruguièras) is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
Bruguières Eglise Facade.jpg, Église Saint-Martin
Bruguières Eglise abside.jpg, Église Saint-Martin
Twin town
* Xeraco, S ...
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Castelginest
Castelginest (; Languedocien: ''Castèlginèst'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
International relations
Castelginest is twinned with Ponte di Piave, Italy.
Sights
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Colomiers
Colomiers (; oc, 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 Toul ...
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Cornebarrieu
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Cugnaux
Cugnaux (; Languedocien: ''Cunhaus'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Cugnalais.
Twin towns
Cugnaux is twinned with these
* Cavarzere, Italy (Since 2 ...
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Drémil-Lafage
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Fenouillet
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Flourens
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Fonbeauzard
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Gagnac-sur-Garonne
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Gratentour
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Launaguet
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Lespinasse
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Mondonville
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Mondouzil
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Mons
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Montrabé
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Pibrac
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Pin-Balma
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Quint-Fonsegrives
Quint-Fonsegrives (; oc, Quint e Fontsagrivas) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which ...
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Saint-Alban
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Saint-Jean
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Saint-Jory
Saint-Jory (; oc, Sent Jòri) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is served by Saint-Jory station on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line.
Population
Sights
The Château de Saint-Jory is a 16th-century castle wh ...
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Saint-Orens-de-Gameville
Saint-Orens-de-Gameville (, oc, Sent Orenç de Gamevila), also referred to as Saint-Orens, is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, administrative region of Occitania, southwestern France.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are kn ...
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Seilh
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Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...
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Tournefeuille
Tournefeuille (; Languedocien: ''Tornafuèlha'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, and is adjacent to it on the west side. It is a member of the Toulo ...
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L'Union
L'Union (; oc, Sent Joan le Nòu) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
It is a suburb of Toulouse, located just to the northeast of the city.
History
L'Union was founded in the 1790s after the fusion of ''Belbè ...
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Villeneuve-Tolosane
References
External links
Metropolitan Toulouse website
Toulouse
Metropolis in France
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...
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