Toulouse today
Toulouse counts 437,103 inhabitants within its city limits and nearly 1 million inhabitants within its agglomeration.
Toulouse is a metropole with a european and worldwide vocation. It benefits from a great geographical location (climate, strategical location between several tourism areas: Pyrenees, Mediteranean Sea, Ocean Coast of the Pays Basque and of the Landes, Midi-Pyrénées) and from a very positive image (quality of life, choice of higher-education training, social and economic positioning on high added-value industry and services (aviation, spatial, biotechnologies, electronics, weather science, global positioning systems...). Many information technology companies are located in Toulouse and benefit from the quality of the training provided by schools such as SUPINFO: large information technology consulting companies, integrators and others such as Atos Origins, Cap Gemini, Coframi, CSSI, IBM, Magnus France, Osiatis, Sogeti, Unilog, Steria…
Economy
The town is enjoying a wide expansion and modernization programme: the Metro B line, the tram project... With the future Canceropole and the Galiléo project, the city has become one of the largest Technology centres in France. The town also enjoys a wide variety of training sectors with 3 universities and 10 higher-education "Grandes Ecoles".
Culture and outdoor activities:
You must discover Toulouse with its unique atmosphere, beauty and colours.. Take time to stroll around the city, daydream, take advantage of the rich nightlife. Explore the "Pink City", its monuments and museums and don't forget to taste the local cuisine.
Toulouse is also the French craddle of a sport brought to us by our English friends: Rugby.. and the XV Toulousain, the local rugby team is one of France's greatest.