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History

Toulouse is a city in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne River, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. With close to 1.1 million inhabitants in 2006, the Toulouse metropolitan area is the fifth-largest in France and the fastest growing in Europe. It is the centre of the European aerospace industry, with notably Alcatel Alenia Space, EADS Astrium, and Galileo; and it hosts the headquarters of Airbus S.A.S. Toulouse was the capital of the former province of Languedoc (provinces were abolished during the French Revolution). It is now the capital of the Midi-Pyrénées région, the largest région in metropolitan France. It is also the préfecture (capital) of the Haute-Garonne département.

 

 

Cathar culture

The Capitole, the soul of the city where the town hall can be found, is a symbol of the architectural heritage which led to the city being classed an artistic and historical monument (its 220 hectares of listed buildings are the largest in France). Tolosa, as it was called by the Romans when they founded it in the 4th Century BC, was strongly influenced by the Cathar tradition. An heretical, warring mediaeval Christian sect. The construction of the Canal du Midi under Louis XIV, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, linked the Atlantic with the Mediterranean and gave Toulouse a new momentum which built up unceasingly over time.

 

 

Stadium de Toulouse

The arena was opened in 1949 as a bull ring but soon became the home of Toulouse Football Club, who took on a new status when they won the French cup final in 1957. Since then the Téfécé Violets have not left a stadium extended in 1984 when it won the nickname of mini Wembley. Fourteen years later the Stadium was again renovated for the 1998 World Cup soccer finals with its capacity raised to 37,000 and all-round visibility improved to a maximum. An explosion at a nearby petro-chemical site in September 2001 forced the ground to be closed for a year while repairs were carried out. Rugby has always been at home at the Stadium. The French XV played there for the first time in 1956 with an international against Czechoslovakia (28-3). But rugby’s outstanding memory in the city remains France’s two Test victories over New Zealand, first in 1977 (18-13) and then in 1995 (22-15). The Stadium also hosted France’s match with Fiji in the 1999 Rugby World Cup which they won 28-19

  

  

 

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