Toulouse
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Summary
Toulouse is a commune of France[1]. Toulouse ranks in the top 0.026% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,903 views/month, #8 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Haute-Garonne[3], arrondissement of Toulouse[4], Toulouse Métropole[5], canton of Toulouse-12[6], canton of Toulouse-13[7], canton of Toulouse-14[8], canton of Toulouse-15[9]
- Country: France[10]
- Located in or next to body of water: Garonne[11]
- Head of government: Jean-Luc Moudenc[12]
- Continent: Europe[13]
- Instance of: big city[14], college town[15]
- Shares border with: Fenouillet[16], Aucamville[17], Balma[18], Blagnac[19], Colomiers[20], Cugnaux[21], Labège[22], Launaguet[23], Pechbusque[24], Portet-sur-Garonne[25], Quint-Fonsegrives[26], Ramonville-Saint-Agne[27], Saint-Orens-de-Gameville[28], Tournefeuille[29]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Q57248386[30], Q57248498[31], Q57248781[32], Q57249047[33], Q57249200[34], Q57249352[35]
- Flag: flag of Toulouse[36]
- Twinned administrative body: N'Djamena[37], Bristol[38], Elche[39], Buenos Aires[40], Düsseldorf[41], Kyiv[42], Lagos[43], Chongqing[44], Atlanta[45], Stavanger[46], Tel Aviv[47], Ramallah[48]
- Location: Occitania[49]
- Postal code: 31000[50], 31100[51], 31200[52], 31300[53], 31400[54], 31500[55]
- Commons category: Toulouse[56]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[57], UTC+02:00[58]
- Archives at: Municipal Archives of Toulouse[59]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Toulouse include Toulouse-Blagnac[60], an international airport[61], in France[62], founded in 1939[63]; Toulouse goose[64], a goose breed[65]; Montaudran Airport[66], an aerodrome[67], in France[68], founded in 1917[69]; and Toulouse – Lasbordes Airport[70], an aerodrome[71], in France[72].
Why It Matters
Toulouse has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] Toulouse is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]
Entities named for Toulouse include Toulouse-Blagnac[60], an international airport[61], in France[62], founded in 1939[63]; Toulouse goose[64], a goose breed[65]; Montaudran Airport[66], an aerodrome[67], in France[68], founded in 1917[69]; and Toulouse – Lasbordes Airport[70], an aerodrome[71], in France[72].