Colomiers

Colomiers
Colomiers
	Town hall Town hall
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	Coat of arms of Colomiers; Coat of arms
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Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Toulouse-13
Intercommunality	Greater Toulouse
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Sicard (PS)
Area1	20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	33,200
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	31149 / 31770
Elevation	145–191 m (476–627 ft); (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Colomiers is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, and is adjacent to it on the west side. It is a member of the Urban community of Greater Toulouse.

Population

In 1971 it became the first area of France to offer zero-fare public transport, which is still in operation at present.^[1]

There is an international school in Colomiers (International School of Toulouse or IST) which is run by Airbus and which prepares for the International Baccalaureate, and a Lycée International including a German school (Deutsche Schule Toulouse, DST).

US Colomiers is a French rugby union club based in Colomiers.

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