Frédéric Neupont · CC BY-SA 4.0
Toulouse
France · TLS
Pink brick, cassoulet, and Europe's aerospace capital.
About
Toulouse is a city in Southern France, the prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, 150 kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea, 230 km (143 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean and 680 km (420 mi) from Paris. It is the fourth-largest city in France after Paris, Marseille, and Lyon, with 514,819 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries (2023); its metropolitan area has a population of 1,513,396 inhabitants (2022). Toulouse is the central city of one of the 22 metropolitan councils of France. Between the 2014 and 2020 censuses, its metropolitan area was the third fastest growing among metropolitan areas larger than 500,000 inhabitants in France.
Source: Wikipedia — Toulouse (CC BY-SA)
Known for
- dining · excellent
- affordability · good
- architecture · good
- family friendly · good
- hiking · good
- historical · good
Ratings reviewed by a person, not generated.
Weather through the year
- Jan49°F11d wet
- Feb54°F9d wet
- Mar58°F12d wet
- Apr64°F12d wet
- May70°F13d wet
- Jun79°F10d wet
- Jul83°F7d wet
- Aug85°F7d wet
- Sep77°F8d wet
- Oct69°F9d wet
- Nov57°F13d wet
- Dec52°F11d wet
Monthly averages from long-run climate normals. Bars compare months here, not places.
Things to do
Toulouse Electric Bike Tour: City Center & GaronneFrom $65 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Toulouse Gourmand by bikeFrom $66 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Albi and Cordes sur Ciel Private Day Tour from ToulouseFrom $581 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Cité de Carcassonne and Wine Tasting Private Day Tour from ToulouseFrom $658 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Gaillac Small Group Wine Tour from ToulouseFrom $148 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Historical and secret ToulouseFrom $41 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
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Plan the trip
Fly into Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS), about 4.3 mi away.
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