The Capitole de Toulouse, commonly known as the Capitole, is the heart of the municipal administration and the city hall of the French city of Toulouse.
The Capitole and its square at night
The Capitole back side
The capitouls' former tower (1525-1530, except for the top).
Jean Rancy's Lady Tholose, 1544–1550, that served as a weather vane on the tower.
Toulouse is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, 150 kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea, 230 km (143 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean and 680 km (420 mi) from Paris. It is the fourth-largest city in France after Paris, Marseille and Lyon, with 504,078 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries (2021); its metropolitan area has a population of 1.5 million inhabitants (2021). Toulouse is the central city of one of the 22 metropolitan councils of France. Between the 2014 and 2020 censuses, its metropolitan area was the third fastest growing among metropolitan areas larger than 500,000 inhabitants in France.
Image: Toulouse vue du Vieux Toulouse depuis St Sernin 06
Image: Ariane 5 at Cite de l'Espace 5
Image: Toulouse St Sernin Est
Image: Toulouse Capitole Night Wikimedia Commons
