Tournefeuille | |
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The church in Tournefeuille | |
Coordinates: 43°35′07″N 1°20′39″E / 43.5853°N 1.3442°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Toulouse |
Canton | Tournefeuille |
Intercommunality | Toulouse Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Fouchier[1] |
Area 1 | 18.17 km2 (7.02 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 29,439 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 31557 /31170 |
Elevation | 146–190 m (479–623 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Tournefeuille (French pronunciation: [tuʁnəfœj]; 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 Toulouse Métropole.
Geography
The Touch flows northeast through the commune and crosses the town.
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Tournefeuillais and Tournefeuillaises.
Twin towns
Tournefeuille is currently twinned with Graus in Spain.
Sport
Tournefeuille's football club is famous for being Manchester City's Gaël Clichy's youth team.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Tournefeuille, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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