Toulouse Métropole is one of the 20 French metropolises, an intercommunal structure, centred on the

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Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...

. It is located in the

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...

department, in the Occitanie

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

, southern

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. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous . Its area is 458.2 km². Its population was 783,353 in 2018, of which 486,828 in Toulouse proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. 4 April 2022. It is the 5th largest metropolis after Greater Paris, , Lille-Europe and

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...

. Its annual budget is €1,4 billion (2015).

History

It was created on 1 January 2015, succeeding the urban community of Toulouse, which had itself succeeded in 2009 and 2001 to previous districts created in 1992 with less powers than either the urban community or the current metropolitan region.

Geography

Due to local political feuds, Toulouse Métropole only hosts 59% of the population of the metropolitan area (see infobox at

article for the metropolitan area), the other independent

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

of the metropolitan area having refused to join in, notably Muret and the technopolis of

Labège Labège (; oc, Labeja) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 4,008. Geography Labège is a commune in the metropolitan area of Toulouse. Its urban core is lo ...

-Innopole. Consequently, the other parts of the metropolitan area have formed different intercommunal structures, such as: * Communauté d'agglomération

Le Muretain Agglo Le Muretain Agglo is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Muret. It is located in the Haute-Garonne department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2017. Its sea ...

* Communauté d'agglomération du Sicoval, with

-Innopole in it * Communauté de communes de la Save au Touch * etc.

Member communes

The 37 communes of Toulouse Métropole are:Toulouse Métropole (N° SIREN : 243100518)
BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.Intercommunalité-Métropole de Toulouse Métropole (243100518)
INSEE # Aigrefeuille # Aucamville # Aussonne #

Balma Balma (; oc, Balmar) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is east of Toulouse. The name of the town comes from the old Provençal word meaning "cave" or "grotto". History Balma was established in 1279 as a ...

# Beaupuy #

Beauzelle Beauzelle (; oc, Bausèla) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department *Beauzac Beauzac () is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central F ...

# Blagnac # Brax #

Bruguières Bruguières (; oc, Bruguièras) is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population Bruguières Eglise Facade.jpg, Église Saint-Martin Bruguières Eglise abside.jpg, Église Saint-Martin Twin town * Xeraco, S ...

Castelginest Castelginest (; Languedocien: ''Castèlginèst'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population International relations Castelginest is twinned with Ponte di Piave, Italy. Sights Castelginest - Mairie.jpg ...

Colomiers Colomiers (; oc, Colomèrs; Languedocien dialect: ''Colomièrs'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. With a population of 39,968 as of 2019, it is the largest suburb of the city of Toul ...

# Cornebarrieu #

Cugnaux Cugnaux (; Languedocien: ''Cunhaus'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Cugnalais. Twin towns Cugnaux is twinned with these * Cavarzere, Italy (Since 2 ...

# Drémil-Lafage # Fenouillet # Flourens # Fonbeauzard # Gagnac-sur-Garonne # Gratentour # Launaguet # Lespinasse # Mondonville # Mondouzil # Mons # Montrabé # Pibrac # Pin-Balma #

Quint-Fonsegrives Quint-Fonsegrives (; oc, Quint e Fontsagrivas) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which ...

# Saint-Alban # Saint-Jean #

Saint-Jory Saint-Jory (; oc, Sent Jòri) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is served by Saint-Jory station on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line. Population Sights The Château de Saint-Jory is a 16th-century castle wh ...

Saint-Orens-de-Gameville Saint-Orens-de-Gameville (, oc, Sent Orenç de Gamevila), also referred to as Saint-Orens, is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, administrative region of Occitania, southwestern France. Population The inhabitants of the commune are kn ...

# Seilh #

Tournefeuille Tournefeuille (; Languedocien: ''Tornafuèlha'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, and is adjacent to it on the west side. It is a member of the Toulo ...

L'Union L'Union (; oc, Sent Joan le Nòu) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is a suburb of Toulouse, located just to the northeast of the city. History L'Union was founded in the 1790s after the fusion of ''Belbè ...

# Villeneuve-Tolosane

References

External links

Metropolitan Toulouse website
Toulouse Metropolis in France

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