Blagnac

Blagnac (French pronunciation: ​[blaɲak]; Occitan: Blanhac) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Blagnac

Blanhac  (Occitan)
Commune
Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sienna
Coat of arms
Location of Blagnac
Blagnac
Blagnac
Coordinates: 43°38′11″N 1°23′26″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementToulouse
CantonBlagnac
IntercommunalityToulouse Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joseph Carles
Area
1
16.88 km2 (6.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
24,517
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31069 /31700
Elevation119–153 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,[2] and is adjacent to it on the northwest side. It is a member of the Toulouse Métropole.

Geography

The 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.[3]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,118—    
18001,062−5.0%
18061,252+17.9%
18211,416+13.1%
18311,436+1.4%
18361,538+7.1%
18411,597+3.8%
18461,680+5.2%
18511,681+0.1%
18561,652−1.7%
18611,683+1.9%
18661,729+2.7%
18721,741+0.7%
18761,831+5.2%
18811,909+4.3%
18861,897−0.6%
18911,866−1.6%
YearPop.±%
18961,791−4.0%
19011,786−0.3%
19061,756−1.7%
19111,880+7.1%
19211,791−4.7%
19261,975+10.3%
19312,103+6.5%
19362,360+12.2%
19462,754+16.7%
19543,543+28.6%
19625,320+50.2%
19688,417+58.2%
197511,651+38.4%
198214,929+28.1%
199017,209+15.3%
199920,586+19.6%
200821,556+4.7%

Economy

Airbus and ATR have their head offices in Blagnac.[4][5][6]

Education

Blagnac 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.[7]

Public secondary schools:[8]

The private school is Établissement Le Ferradou, serving primary through senior high.[8]

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has also one of its eight worldwide training centres : Airbus Training Centre Europe.

Transport

Local 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.[9] A new tramway now operates southwards to the Toulouse Arènes station where it connects with Line A of the Metro.

Car attack

On 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.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2009-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Airbus A380 lands after making aviation history." USA Today. 27 April 2005. Updated 28 April 2005. Retrieved on 12 February 2010.
  5. "Contacts Archived January 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Airbus. Retrieved on 12 February 2010.
  6. "Contact." ATR. Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2009-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Enseignement du second degré." Blagnac. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-09-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Students hurt in French car 'attack'". BBC News. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-10.


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