Tournefeuille

Tournefeuille (French pronunciation: ​[tuʁnəfœj]; 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
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementToulouse
CantonTournefeuille
IntercommunalityToulouse Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Fouchier
Area
1
18.17 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
28,117
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/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.±% p.a.
1793 535—    
1800 522−0.35%
1806 530+0.25%
1821 706+1.93%
1831 737+0.43%
1836 725−0.33%
1841 737+0.33%
1846 764+0.72%
1851 769+0.13%
1856 682−2.37%
1861 720+1.09%
1866 735+0.41%
1872 702−0.76%
1876 799+3.29%
1881 761−0.97%
1886 791+0.78%
1891 775−0.41%
1896 771−0.10%
1901 808+0.94%
1906 824+0.39%
1911 785−0.97%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1921 829+0.55%
1926 864+0.83%
1931 972+2.38%
1936 999+0.55%
1946 1,295+2.63%
1954 1,577+2.49%
1962 2,209+4.30%
1968 3,438+7.65%
1975 5,291+6.35%
1982 8,541+7.08%
1990 16,669+8.72%
1999 22,758+3.52%
2006 25,444+1.61%
2007 25,709+1.04%
2011 25,763+0.05%
2012 26,342+2.25%
2015 26,477+0.17%
2016 26,436−0.15%
2017 26,962+1.99%
2018 27,688+2.69%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Tournefeuillais and Tournefeuillaises.

Twin towns

Tournefeuille is currently twinned with Graus in Spain.

Sport

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

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Tournefeuille, EHESS. (in French)
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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