Blagnac (French pronunciation: [blaɲak]; Occitan: Blanhac) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. The city hosts the aviation museum Aeroscopia.
Blagnac
Blanhac (Occitan) | |
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 Avenue Les Pins in Blagnac | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Blagnac  | |
  Blagnac  Blagnac | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′11″N 1°23′26″E / 43.6364°N 1.3906°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Blagnac |
| Intercommunality | Toulouse Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joseph Carles[1] |
Area 1 | 16.88 km2 (6.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 26,466 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31069 /31700 |
| Elevation | 119–153 m (390–502 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 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 third-largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, although governed by a separate council,[3] and is adjacent to it on the northwest side. It is a member of the Toulouse Métropole.
Geography
editThe river Touch forms part of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Garonne, which forms all of its eastern border.
38% percent of the area is made up of green spaces, mainly along the river Garonne and in parks.[4]
Population
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Economy
editAirbus and ATR have their head offices in Blagnac.[7][8][9] Mecachrome, a diversified precision engineering company with extensive experience in motorsport, has its headquarters in the commune.[10]
Education
editBlagnac has a student capacity of 5,500 in seven nurseries (écoles maternelles), five primary schools, two high schools/junior high schools (collèges), one sixth form college/senior high school (lycée), and a private school.[11]
Public secondary schools:[12]
- Collège Mermoz
- Collège Henry-Guillaume
- Lycée Saint-Exupéry
The private school is Établissement Le Ferradou, serving primary through senior high.[12]
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has also one of its eight worldwide training centres : Airbus Training Centre Europe.
Transport
editLocal transport is operated by Tisséo. Buses 70 and 71 run to Jeanne d'Arc (connection with Line B of the Toulouse Metro) and bus 66 runs to St Cyprien République (connection with Line A), both in the city centre. Bus 25 circles the suburb and stops at the Airport, and bus 17 connects Blagnac to Mondonville, toward the northwest. A shuttlebus (navette) connects the Airport to the city centre.[13] A new tramway now operates southwards to the Toulouse Arènes station where it connects with Line A of the Metro.
Car attack
editOn 10 November 2017 a man drove into three students, aged between 22 and 23, outside their college. One was in a serious condition. It was thought the driver was suffering from major psychological problems. A public prosecutor at the time said there was no evidence the attack was linked to terrorism.[14]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Ville de Blagnac en Haute-Garonne (31)".
- ^ "Ville de Blagnac (31) . Vie quotidienne - Environnement -". Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Blagnac, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Airbus A380 lands after making aviation history." USA Today. 27 April 2005. Updated 28 April 2005. Retrieved on 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Contacts Archived January 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Airbus. Retrieved on 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Contact." ATR. Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Mecachrome France (31700) : siret, siren, TVA, bilan gratuit..." entreprises.lefigaro.fr. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Ville de Blagnac (31) . Vie quotidienne - Enseignement -". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Enseignement du second degré." Blagnac. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Students hurt in French car 'attack'". BBC News. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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