Villeneuve-Tolosane
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Villeneuve-Tolosane Vilanava Tolosana |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
| Canton | Tournefeuille | |
| Community association | Toulouse metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 31 ' N , 1 ° 21' E | |
| height | 153-173 m | |
| surface | 5.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,720 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,913 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31270 | |
| INSEE code | 31588 | |
| Website | http://www.villeneuve-tolosane.fr/ | |
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Villeneuve-Tolosane ( Occitan Vilanava Tolosana ) is a French commune with 9720 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department and the Occitania region . The residents are called Villeneuvois, Villeneuvoises .
Villeneuve-Tolosane is located on the Canal de Saint-Martory irrigation canal , in the south-west of Toulouse .
Due to the proximity to Toulouse, the population rose from 976 (1962) to today's number.
The area has been inhabited since the Neolithic (New Stone Age); the remains of a village on an area of up to 30 hectares have been excavated. This village was surrounded by palisades , ramparts and moats.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 976 | 2486 | 5159 | 6438 | 7559 | 8252 | 8261 | 9720 |
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Personalities
- The Taekwondoin Floriane Liborio (* 1988), French champion 2009 and European champion 2010 in Saint Petersburg , resides in Villeneuve-Tolosane.
- Daniel Bravo (* 1963), soccer player on the French national team, lived here for many years.
- The cyclist Frédéric Moncassin (* 1968), a successful participant in the Tour de France and Paris-Roubaix , grew up in the village.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1680-1681.
Web links
Commons : Villeneuve-Tolosane - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of Villeneuve-Tolosane (accessed September 1, 2012)
- Site plan on Google maps (accessed September 1, 2012)