Tournefeuille
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| 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
[edit]The Touch flows northeast through the commune and crosses the town.
Population
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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Tournefeuillais and Tournefeuillaises.
Twin towns
[edit]Tournefeuille is currently twinned with Graus in Spain.
Sport
[edit]Tournefeuille's football club is famous for being Manchester City's Gaël Clichy's youth team.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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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