Toulouse

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#204

Global Rank

14.1

Power Score

Regional Hub

% of Country Score

3.3%


Share

France • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Paris UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
1.3M
GDP
$70B
GDP per capita
$52,519
Land area
4,883 km² (1,885 mi²)
Density
272/km² (705/mi²)
GAWC class
12

Primary city Toulouse

State / province Occitanie

Language French

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Stands out, per personUniversities: high vs size peers

Toulouse metro area

43.60, 1.44
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Stade ToulousainRugby Union

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Universities, Total Teams, Airport Score.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

8 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union🥇👑

2025 Top 14 Champions
25× Top 146× Champions Cup

Stade Toulousain

Toulouse

Football/Soccer • France🥇

Toulouse • Level: 1

No titles2 maj. trophies56 yrs top-flight

Rugby League • Super League

Toulouse Olympique

Toulouse

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams4 teams

Handball • Int'l Handball

Fenix Toulouse

Toulouse

Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union

Colomiers Rugby

Colomiers

Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union

1× Top 14

US Montauban

Montauban

Volleyball • Int'l Volleyball

Spacer's Toulouse

Toulouse

Other Women’s Teams1 team

W Basketball • Int'l W Basketball

Toulouse Métropole Basket Féminin

Toulouse

Against expectation how Toulouse’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • French top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 1.8 match points across 1,973 club-matches since 1946.

How this is measured →

Championship History

32 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Toulouse, across all sports, newest first. 32 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Stade Toulousain
2026
Top 14
Stade Toulousain
2025· 2026-06-27
Top 14
Stade Toulousain
2024· 2024-06-28
Top 14
Stade Toulousain
2024· 2024-05-25
Stade Toulousain
2023· 2023-06-17
Top 14
Stade Toulousain
2021· 2021-06-25
Top 14
Stade Toulousain
2021· 2021-05-22
Stade Toulousain
2019· 2019-06-15
Top 14
Stade Toulousain
2012· 2012-06-09
Top 14
Stade Toulousain
2011· 2011-06-04
Top 14
Stade Toulousain
2010· 2010-05-22
Stade Toulousain
2008· 2008-06-28
Top 14

Languages of Toulouse

French first in Occitanie; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoFrench
AdministrativeFrench
NationalFrench
English reach, Occitanie
39%
Tier 3 country

Occitanie on the languages board · Language power

Art of Toulouse

#47 for celebrated art · 22 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Museum Ingres Bourdelle, Collection Bemberg, Musée des Augustins

2 notable artists born here, most in the 1700s: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities5 entries
#227

Paul Sabatier University

Toulouse, France

#811

Toulouse INP

Toulouse, France

#1180

INSA Toulouse

Toulouse, France

#1414

Toulouse Capitole University

Toulouse, France

#1870

University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès

Toulouse, France

Top 250 Hospitals1 entry

Hôpital Purpan

Toulouse • Hospital

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Toulouse–Blagnac Airport

Toulouse • 3 - International

Notable Bridge/Tunnel/Dam/Canals1 entry

Canal du Midi

Toulouse • Canal - Historic

Metro System (37 stations)1 entry

Toulouse Metro

Toulouse • 37 stations

Suburban Rail (10 stations)1 entry

Toulouse railway network

Toulouse • 10 stations

Luxury Hospitality

1 properties
2-Star Michelin1 entry

Py-r

Toulouse