Tournefeuille

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Tournefeuille
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Coat of arms of Tournefeuille
Coat of arms
Tournefeuille is located in France
Tournefeuille
Tournefeuille
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region
Tournefeuille is located in Midi-Pyrénées
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Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Tournefeuille
Intercommunality Greater Toulouse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Raynal
Area1 18.17 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 25,574
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tournefeuille 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 Grand Toulouse.

Geography

The Touch flows northeast through the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1793 535 —    
1800 522 −2.4%
1806 530 +1.5%
1821 706 +33.2%
1831 737 +4.4%
1836 725 −1.6%
1841 737 +1.7%
1846 764 +3.7%
1851 769 +0.7%
1856 682 −11.3%
1861 720 +5.6%
1866 735 +2.1%
1872 702 −4.5%
1876 799 +13.8%
1881 761 −4.8%
1886 791 +3.9%
1891 775 −2.0%
1896 771 −0.5%
1901 808 +4.8%
1906 824 +2.0%
1911 785 −4.7%
1921 829 +5.6%
1926 864 +4.2%
1931 972 +12.5%
1936 999 +2.8%
1946 1,295 +29.6%
1954 1,577 +21.8%
1962 2,209 +40.1%
1968 3,438 +55.6%
1975 5,291 +53.9%
1982 8,541 +61.4%
1990 16,669 +95.2%
1999 22,758 +36.5%
2008 25,574 +12.4%

Sport

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

See also

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