Toulouse

Toulouse
	Toulouse ; Tolosa
	Motto: Per Tolosa totjorn mai.; (Occitan for "For Toulouse, always more")
	Toulouse
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Intercommunality	Grand Toulouse
Mayor	Pierre Cohen (PS); (2008–2014)
Statistics
Land area1	118.3 km2 (45.7 sq mi)
Population2	440,204 (2009)
- Ranking	4th in France
- Density	3,721/km2 (9,640/sq mi)
Urban area	808 km2 (312 sq mi) (1999)
- Population	850,873 (1 January 2006)
Metro area	4,015 km2 (1,550 sq mi) (1999)
- Population	1,102,882 (1 January 2006)
Website	http://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.
	2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°36′16″N 1°26′38″E / 43.6045°N 1.444°E

Toulouse is a city in the southwest of France. About 630,000 people live there. It is nicknamed the Pink City because the brick homes turns pink with the sunset. It is a beautiful place to live and go to. It is the 2nd city for universities in France. They have many students that come from all over the world.

Climate

Toulouse has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification). It has hot summers and cool winters with moderate rainfall year-round.

Education

Notable births and deaths in Toulouse

Bernard Werber, writer
Louis-Georges-Gustave de Caunes, journalist
Jean de Coras (1515–1572), judge and humanist
Lucas Puig, professional skateboarder
Antony Rea, mixed martial artist
Pierre de Fermat, lawyer and mathematician
Carlos Gardel, singer, composer
Christine Albanel, politician
Philippe Mexès, footballer
David Skrela, French rugby union player.
Fabien Pelous, rugby player
Frédéric Michalak, rugby player
Patrice Carmouze, journalist
Anne Munaretto, lacrosse player
Jean-Louis Debré, politician
Laetitia Barlerin, veterinarian
Claude Nougaro, parolier, writer and singer, passionate about jazz and language
Solène Jambaqué, alpine skier with hemiplegia, multi-medal winner at the Winter Paralympic Games
Marine Delterme, actress
Laurent Wolf, DJ
Gael Clichy, footballer