Colomiers

Colomiers (French pronunciation: ​[kɔlɔmje]; Occitan: Colomèrs) 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 Toulouse Métropole.

Colomiers
Colomèrs  (Occitan)
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Colomiers
Colomiers
Colomiers
Coordinates: 43°36′50″N 1°20′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementToulouse
CantonToulouse-7
IntercommunalityToulouse Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Karine Traval-Michelet
Area
1
20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
39,968
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31149 /31770
Elevation145–191 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.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,080—    
1800 1,155+0.96%
1806 1,227+1.01%
1821 1,247+0.11%
1831 1,149−0.82%
1836 1,338+3.09%
1841 1,325−0.20%
1846 1,456+1.90%
1851 1,456+0.00%
1856 1,414−0.58%
1861 1,576+2.19%
1866 1,634+0.73%
1872 1,716+0.82%
1876 1,712−0.06%
1881 1,710−0.02%
1886 1,716+0.07%
1891 1,623−1.11%
1896 1,689+0.80%
1901 1,720+0.36%
1906 1,732+0.14%
1911 1,829+1.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1921 1,556−1.60%
1926 1,640+1.06%
1931 1,821+2.12%
1936 1,860+0.42%
1946 2,122+1.33%
1954 3,195+5.25%
1962 4,607+4.68%
1968 10,584+14.87%
1975 20,126+9.62%
1982 23,326+2.13%
1990 26,979+1.84%
1999 28,538+0.63%
2006 32,110+1.70%
2007 32,315+0.64%
2011 35,784+2.58%
2012 36,699+2.56%
2015 38,801+1.87%
2016 38,716−0.22%
2017 38,951+0.61%
2018 39,097+0.37%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Columérins or Columérines.

Transportation

In 1971 it became the first area of France to offer zero-fare public transport, but had to cancel this project in 2016.[4]

Education

There are nine public preschools (maternelles) and six public elementary schools.[5] There are four public junior high schools (collèges): Léon Blum, Victor Hugo, Jean Jaurès, and Voltaire. There are two public senior high schools, Lycée International Victor Hugo and Lycée des Métiers de l'électrotechnique, de la maintenance et Chaudronnerie Eugène-Montel.[6]

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). English 31, supported by Airbus, provides English-language tuition.

There is also a private preschool, elementary and middle school, Institution « Sainte-Thérèse ».[5]

Sport

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

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Colomiers, EHESS. (in French)
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "Colomiers: La fin des bus gratuits".
  5. "Groupes scolaires Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
  6. "Collèges et lycées Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Colomiers. Retrieved on October 3, 2016.
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