Tournefeuille

This article is about the Commune of Tournefeuille. For Château Tournefeuille, see Château Tournefeuille.
Tournefeuille

Coat of arms
Tournefeuille

Coordinates: 43°35′07″N 1°20′39″E / 43.5853°N 1.3442°E / 43.5853; 1.3442Coordinates: 43°35′07″N 1°20′39″E / 43.5853°N 1.3442°E / 43.5853; 1.3442
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Tournefeuille
Intercommunality Greater Toulouse
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Raynal
Area1 18.17 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 25,574
  Density 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tournefeuille 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 Grand Toulouse.

Geography

The Touch flows northeast through the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793535    
1800522−2.4%
1806530+1.5%
1821706+33.2%
1831737+4.4%
1836725−1.6%
1841737+1.7%
1846764+3.7%
1851769+0.7%
1856682−11.3%
1861720+5.6%
1866735+2.1%
1872702−4.5%
1876799+13.8%
1881761−4.8%
1886791+3.9%
1891775−2.0%
1896771−0.5%
1901808+4.8%
1906824+2.0%
1911785−4.7%
1921829+5.6%
1926864+4.2%
1931972+12.5%
1936999+2.8%
19461,295+29.6%
19541,577+21.8%
19622,209+40.1%
19683,438+55.6%
19755,291+53.9%
19828,541+61.4%
199016,669+95.2%
199922,758+36.5%
200825,574+12.4%

Sport

Tournefeuille's football club is famous for being Manchester City's Gael Clichy's youth team.

See also

References

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