Colomiers

Colomiers

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Colomiers

Coordinates: 43°36′50″N 1°20′12″E / 43.6139°N 1.3367°E / 43.6139; 1.3367Coordinates: 43°36′50″N 1°20′12″E / 43.6139°N 1.3367°E / 43.6139; 1.3367
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Toulouse-13
Intercommunality Greater Toulouse
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Bernard Sicard (PS)
Area1 20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 33,200
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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 Urban community of Greater Toulouse.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19361,860—    
19543,195+71.8%
19624,607+44.2%
196810,584+129.7%
197520,126+90.2%
198223,326+15.9%
199026,979+15.7%
199928,538+5.8%
200633,200+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).

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

  1. ↑ http://www.freepublictransports.com/Colomiers
  2. 1 2 "Groupes scolaires." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Collèges et lycées." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
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