Toulouse is known as the "pink city" due to the red bricks used in buildings. It has around 450,000 inhabitants and is home to notable landmarks like the Capitole building and the Canal du Midi. The city's main university, Toulouse II - Le Mirail, has around 23,000 students studying subjects like arts, languages, and social sciences. Rugby is more popular than soccer in southern France, including in Toulouse where the top team is called Stade Toulousain. Nearby towns include Rabastens with around 6,000 residents and Notre-Dame du Bourg, which has a 12th century church listed by UNESCO for its paintings.
8. Toulouse II – Le Mirail
• - Le Mirail is where you
go if you want to study
arts, languages, social
sciences, music, etc.
• -About 23,000 students.
9. • -When students are
unhappy with the
government they go on
strike and « block » the
university.
11. Rugby
• -In the South, especially
the South West, rugby
is more popular then
football (soccer).
• -The team from
Toulouse is called the
« Stade Toulousain ».
13. Rabastens
• -About 6,000
inhabitants.
• -We’re called
« rabastinois ».
• -We were already
around during Roman
times.
15. Notre-Dame du Bourg
• -Built in the 12th
century, then rebuilt in
the 13th century after
the war with the
« Albigeois ».
• -On the Unesco list
because of all the
paintings inside.
18. • -This wine called
« Tarani », is made is my
town. The legend says
the Romans were
already producing it
2,000 years ago.
