Colomiers
Colomiers | |
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Location of Colomiers  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Toulouse-13 |
| Intercommunality | Greater Toulouse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Bernard Sicard (PS) |
| Area 1 | 20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 33,200 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 1,860 | — |
| 1954 | 3,195 | +71.8% |
| 1962 | 4,607 | +44.2% |
| 1968 | 10,584 | +129.7% |
| 1975 | 20,126 | +90.2% |
| 1982 | 23,326 | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 26,979 | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 28,538 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 33,200 | +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
- ^ http://www.freepublictransports.com/Colomiers
- ^ a b "Groupes scolaires." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Collèges et lycées." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
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