Country France Department Haute-Garonne Intercommunality Greater Toulouse Area 20.83 km² Arrondissement Toulouse | Region Occitanie Canton Toulouse-13 Population (2014) 38,541 Local time Thursday 7:53 AM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 0 km/h, 96% Humidity Clubs and Teams US Colomiers, US Colomiers Football | ||
Colomiers is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
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Map of Colomiers, 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.
Transportation
In 1971 it became the first area of France to offer zero-fare public transport, which is still in operation at present.
Education
There are nine public preschools (maternelles) and six public elementary schools. 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.
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 ».
Sport
US Colomiers is a French rugby union club based in Colomiers.