Toulouse

Toulouse
Prefecture and commune
Montage of Toulouse Top: Pont Saint Pierre and Garonne river Middle: Place du Capitole, Pont Neuf Bottom: Capitole de Toulouse, Ariane 5 at "Cité de l'espace", Médiathèque José Cabanis
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Per Tolosa totjorn mai. (Occitan for "For Toulouse, always more")
Location of Toulouse
Toulouse Show map of France Toulouse Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°36′16″N 1°26′38″E / 43.6045°N 1.444°E / 43.6045; 1.444
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Capital of 11 cantons
Intercommunality	Toulouse Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Luc Moudenc[1]
Area 1	118.3 km2 (45.7 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	466,297
• Density	3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Toulousains
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31555 /
Elevation	115–263 m (377–863 ft) (avg. 189 m or 620 ft)
Website	www.toulouse.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toulouse (Occitan: Tolosa) is a commune in southwestern France. It is the capital of the department of Haute-Garonne, as well as of the Occitanie region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Toulouse. In 2014, 1.312.304 people live in the urban area, and 466.297 in the city itself. Toulouse is the 4th largest city of France.

The city has a unique architecture made of pinkish terracotta bricks, which earned it the nickname la Ville Rose ("the Pink City"). Toulouse counts two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Canal du Midi (designated in 1996 and shared with other cities) and the St. Sernin Basilica, the largest remaining Romanesque building in Europe,^[2] designated in 1998.

1. ↑ "Les Élus" (in French). Mairie de Toulouse. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
2. ↑ Toulouse's Saint Sernin, Largest Romanesque Church in Europe Europe Close