Tournefeuille
This article is about the Commune of Tournefeuille. For Château Tournefeuille, see Château Tournefeuille.
| Tournefeuille | ||
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Tournefeuille | ||
| Coordinates: 43°35′07″N 1°20′39″E / 43.5853°N 1.3442°ECoordinates: 43°35′07″N 1°20′39″E / 43.5853°N 1.3442°E | ||
| 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) | |
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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. | ||
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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 | ||
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| 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
References
External links
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