Tournefeuille

Tournefeuille (Languedocien: Tornafuèlha) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

This article is about the Commune of Tournefeuille. For Château Tournefeuille, see Château Tournefeuille.
Tournefeuille
Commune
The church in Tournefeuille
Coat of arms
Location of Tournefeuille
Tournefeuille
Tournefeuille
Coordinates: 43°35′07″N 1°20′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementToulouse
CantonTournefeuille
IntercommunalityToulouse Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Fouchier
Area
1
18.17 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
26,962
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31557 /31170
Elevation146–190 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.

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
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%
YearPop.±%
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%
201526,477+3.5%

Sport

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

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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