Blagnac

Blagnac
region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Blagnac
Community association	Toulouse metropolis
Coordinates	43 ° 38 ′ N , 1 ° 23 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 38 ′ N , 1 ° 23 ′ E
height	119-153 m
surface	16.88 km 2
Residents	24,517 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,452 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	31700
INSEE code	31069
Website	http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/
	; Blagnac monastery

Blagnac ( Occitan Blanhac ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne in the Région Occitan (previously Midi-Pyrenees ) in southern France and belongs to the suburbs (= suburb, suburb) of Toulouse . The 24,517 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) are called Blagnacais . The municipality, located at an average altitude of 135 m , has an area of 16.88 km².

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	5320	8417	11,651	14,929	17.209	20,586	21.199	24,517
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

economy

Blagnac is home to Toulouse-Blagnac airport and the headquarters as well as a plant of the aircraft manufacturer Airbus .

Culture and sights

On January 14, 2015, the Aeroscopia , a 5000 m² museum on aviation, technology and science, opened.

Blagnac Monastery , from 1852 to 1939 the Trappist monastery
Saint-Pierre church

Saint-Pierre church

Sports

As is customary in southwest France, rugby union is the most important team sport. The club Blagnac SCR is represented in the second highest league Pro D2 . There are a total of 171 sports clubs in Blagnac.

Town twinning

Blagnac maintains the following cities partnerships :

Personalities

Serge Oustiakine (1961–2013), jazz musician

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 354-360.

Web links

Commons : Blagnac - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ website of the museum Aeroscopia . Retrieved June 23, 2015.

[1] website of the museum Aeroscopia . Retrieved June 23, 2015.