Toulouse. Toulouse (French pronunciation: [tu.luz] ( ), locally: [tuˈluzə] ( ); Occitan: Tolosa [tuˈluzɔ], Latin: Tolosa, medieval Tholoza) is the capital city of the department of Haute-Garonne, in southwestern France.
It lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the Mediterranean Sea, 230 km (143 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean, and 580 km (360 mi) from Paris. With 1,202,889 inhabitants as of 1 January 2008,[2] the Toulouse metropolitan area is the fourth-largest in France, after Paris (12.1 million), Lyon (2.1 million), and Marseille (1.7 million).[4] The city also hosts l'Oncopole de Toulouse, the largest cancer research centre in Europe, the European headquarters of Intel and CNES's Toulouse Space Centre (CST), the largest space centre in Europe.[5] Thales Alenia Space, and Astrium Satellites, EADS's satellite system subsidiary, also have a significant presence in Toulouse. Midi-Pyrénées Innovation. Charles Renfro - Video. Autocars FAUR.