Paule de Viguier (1518 in Toulouse - 12 March 1610 in Toulouse) was a French noblewoman and Baroness of Fonterville by 1533. She was made famous as the subject of the painting La Belle Paule by painter Henri Rachou, which is housed today in the Capitole de Toulouse. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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, with 493,465 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries, after Paris, Marseille and Lyon, ahead of Nice; it has a population of 1,454,158 within its wider metropolitan area, the fifth-largest in France, after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Lille.
Haute-Garonne is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the Garonne River, which flows through the department. its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. In 2016, it had a population of 1,348,183.
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup.
Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name Belle Poule.
Muret is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called Muretains.
Balma is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is east of Toulouse.
Philippe-Isidore Picot de Lapeyrouse or La Peirouse, Baron de Lapeyrouse was a French naturalist.
Labège is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
Montricoux is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is located along the banks of the Aveyron, between Nègrepelisse and Bruniquel. The written history of the commune dates back to the eighth century. The Château de Montricoux, built by the Knights Templar, now houses the Marcel-Lenoir Museum, which preserves 130 drawings, pastels, watercolors, oils, and frescoes by this artist, a resident of the town.
Casimir Roumeguère was a French botanist and mycologist.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Toulouse, France.
The Hôtel de Bagis in Toulouse, France, is a Renaissance hôtel particulier (palace) of the 16th century. It is a listed historical monument since 1889.
Louis Charles André Alexandre Du Mège or Dumège,, was a French scholar, archaeologist and historian.
Southern French Gothic is a specific and militant style of Gothic architecture developed in the South of France, especially in the Toulouse region. It arose in the early 13th century following the victory of the Catholic church over the Cathars, as the church sought to re-establish its authority in the region. As a result, church buildings typically present features drawn from military architecture. Taking into account the Cathars' criticism of the Catholic Church, Southern French Gothic is simpler and less ornate than northern French Gothic, and further differs in that the construction material is typically brick rather than stone. Over time, the style came to influence secular buildings as well as churches and spread beyond the area where Catharism had flourished.
Camille Ournac was a wine merchant, miller and French politician. In his political life he was member of the Departmental council, socialist mayor of Toulouse where he initiated several reforms and improvements to the city. He later became senator for Haute-Garonne in the Third French Republic.
Manuel Bompard is a French left-wing politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.
Laurence Arribagé is a French politician and communications advisor. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement party. She served as member of Parliament from 2014 to 2017. She is deputy mayor of Toulouse since 2014. She was also elected regional councilor of Midi-Pyrénées from 2010 to 2014.She was departmental secretary of the UMP federation then Les Républicains de la Haute-Garonne from 2011 to 2016.
Logan Costa is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Toulouse. Born in France, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
Camp de Noé was in 14 hectare internment camp straddling the municipalities of Noé, Le Fauga and Mauzac, south of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). It should not be confused with the Mauzac detention camp in the Dordogne.
François Piquemal is a French politician and educator who was elected to represent the Haute-Garonne's 4th constituency in the 2022 legislative election. A member of La France Insoumise, Piquemal ran as a candidate of the left-wing New Ecologic and Social People's Union (NUPES) coalition in 2022. Piquemal previously served as a municipal councilor in Toulouse, Occitania.
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