Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The history of Toulouse, in Occitania, southern France, traces back to ancient times. After Roman rule, the city was ruled by the Visigoths and Merovingian and Carolingian Franks . Capital of the County of Toulouse during the Middle Ages , today it is the capital of the Midi-Pyrénées region.
Toulouse (/ t uː ˈ l uː z /, too-LOOZ; [4] French: ⓘ; Occitan: Tolosa) 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 (93 miles) from the Mediterranean Sea, 230 km (143 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean and 680 km (420 mi) from Paris.
Toulouse becomes capital of the County of Toulouse. [3] 780/781 - Charlemagne appoints his little son Louis the Pious king of Aquitaine, with Toulouse for his chief city. [5] Late 9th C - Counts of Toulouse in power. [5] 844 - Battle of Toulouse (844) 850 - Troubadours active (approximate date). [6] 1060 - Basilica of St. Sernin construction ...
The Capitole de Toulouse (Occitan: Capitòli de Tolosa; lit. ' Capitol of Toulouse '), commonly known as the Capitole, is the heart of the municipal administration and the city hall of the French city of Toulouse. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1840. [1]
The borders of the department follow the river. The Garonne enters France from Spain at the town of Fos, and goes through Toulouse and leaves the department. The extreme south of the department lies in the Pyrenees mountain range and is very mountainous. The highest elevation is the Peak of Perdiguère, at 3,222 meters (10,571 feet) above sea ...
The County of Toulouse (Occitan: Comtat de Tolosa, Latin: Comitatus Tolosanus, Middle French: Conté de Thoulouse) was a territory in present-day southern France consisting of the city of Toulouse and its environs, ruled by the Count of Toulouse from the late 9th century until the late 13th century.
The city and borough of medieval Toulouse The medieval donjon of the Capitole de Toulouse in the 19th century. Initially, the council consisted of six men from the city (cité) of Toulouse proper, bound by its old Roman walls, and six from the borough (bourg) of tradesmen which had developed around St-Sernin. [1]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us