4 th largest town in France
• Toulouse urban centre population 427,000
• Toulouse suburban population. 850,000
• Total area : 11 830 hectares
2nd french university campus
• 115,000 students • 4 universities
• 10 000 researchers • 14 institues of higher education

Location
• 1 hour far from Paris by plane
• 1 hour far from the Pyrenees ski resorts
• 1 hour and half far from the Mediterranean
• 2 hours far from the Atlantic

Transport
The Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport, 5th largest in France with 5.8 millions passagers in 2005, is 15 minutes from Toulouse city center.
It provides 39 regular routes among which 24 are international flights.
NATIONAL FLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
Ajaccio Metz - Nancy Paris orly Alger Bruxelles Hambourg Marrakech Oran
Clermond-Ferrand Mulhouse Rennes Amsterdam Casablanca Lisbonne Manchester Rome
Lille Nantes St Denis de la Réunion Birmingham Dublin Londres-Gatwick Milan Malpensa Tunis
Lyon Nice Strasbourg Brême Francfort Madrid Munich Toronto
Marseille Paris CDG   Bristol Genève Malte Montreal  

With more than 500 carriers and 30 transport agencies, its motorway and rail network (TGV) to the main European cities, Toulouse is emerging as the logistical platform for southern Europe.

Public transportation
Since 1993, the Toulouse Metro
(automatic underground railway) is linking down-town to Balma and Basso-Cambo suburban areas, as well as a comprehensive bus services.
A second underground line is to be brought into service in 2007.
Pedestrian precincts
The underground car park capacity is 10,500 vehicles. The main shopping streets have been turned into pedestrian-priority areas (probably because Toulouse has the highest density of shops in France).
 
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