Colomiers

Colomiers
Colomiers
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Toulouse-13
Intercommunality	Greater Toulouse
Mayor	Bernard Sicard (PS) (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	145–191 m (476–627 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
Land area1	20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population2	33,200  (2008)
- Density	1,594 /km2 (4,130 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	31149/ 31770
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 of Colomiers

Year	1936	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1860	3195	4607	10,584	20,126	23,326	26,979	28,538	33,200

Transportation

In 1971 it became the first area of France to offer zero-fare public transport, which is still in operation at present.

Education

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 a Lycée International including a German school (Deutsche Schule Toulouse, DST).

Sport

US Colomiers is a French rugby union club based in Colomiers.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)