Toulouse Métropole

Toulouse Métropole is the metropolis, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Toulouse. It is located in the Haute-Garonne department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Toulouse.[2] Its population was 760,127 in 2014, of which 474,246 in Toulouse proper.[3] It is the 6th largest metropolitan area after Greater Paris, Aix-Marseille-Provence, Greater Lyon, Lille-Europe and Bordeaux. Its annual budget is € 1,4 billion (2015).[4]

Toulouse Métropole
Métropole
Location within the Haute-Garonne department
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
No. of communes37
EstablishedJanuary 1, 2015
SeatToulouse
Government
 • PresidentJean-Luc Moudenc (LR)
 • Term of office2014-2020
Area
 • Total458.2 km2 (176.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2017[1])
 • Total771,132
 • Density1,683/km2 (4,360/sq mi)
Websitewww.toulouse-metropole.fr

History

It was created on January 1, 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 Toulouse article for the metropolitan area), the other independent communes of the metropolitan area having refused to join in, notably Muret and the technopolis of Labège-Innopole.

Consequently, the other parts of the metropolitan area have formed different intercommunal structures, such as:

  • Communauté d'agglomération Le Muretain Agglo: 119,232 inhabitants
  • Communauté d'agglomération du Sicoval: 76,011 inhabitants, with Labège-Innopole in it
  • Communauté de communes de la Save au Touch: 38,684 inhabitants
  • etc.

Member communes

The 37 communes of Toulouse Métropole are:[2][3][5]

  1. Aigrefeuille
  2. Aucamville
  3. Aussonne
  4. Balma
  5. Beaupuy
  6. Beauzelle
  7. Blagnac
  8. Brax
  9. Bruguières
  10. Castelginest
  11. Colomiers
  12. Cornebarrieu
  13. Cugnaux
  14. Drémil-Lafage
  15. Fenouillet
  16. Flourens
  17. Fonbeauzard
  18. Gagnac-sur-Garonne
  19. Gratentour
  20. Launaguet
  21. Lespinasse
  22. Mondonville
  23. Mondouzil
  24. Mons
  25. Montrabé
  26. Pibrac
  27. Pin-Balma
  28. Quint-Fonsegrives
  29. Saint-Alban
  30. Saint-Jean
  31. Saint-Jory
  32. Saint-Orens-de-Gameville
  33. Seilh
  34. Toulouse
  35. Tournefeuille
  36. L'Union
  37. Villeneuve-Tolosane

References
  1. Comparateur de territoire: Intercommunalité-Métropole de Toulouse Métropole (243100518), INSEE
  2. "Décret n° 2014-1078 du 22 septembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Toulouse Métropole » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  3. BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2017-06-28.
  4. La communauté urbaine Toulouse Métropole vote un budget transitoire
  5. Intercommunalité-Métropole de Toulouse Métropole (243100518), INSEE


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