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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.
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]
English: Map of Toulouse, 31000, France This map of Toulouse was created from OpenStreetMap project data, collected by the community. This map may be incomplete, and may contain errors.
Notable touristic landmarks include the Roman-era Pont du Gard and the Arena of Nîmes; the Verdon Gorge, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; the Canal du Midi, linking Toulouse by to the Mediterranean Sea; and the natural regions of Larzac, Luberon and Camargue. The French Riviera is in southern France's southeastern quadrant.
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Vomitorium of the Toulouse amphitheatre. The Romans began their conquest of southern Gaul (later known as the Provincia) in 125 BC. In 118 BC they founded the colony of Narbo Martius (Narbonne, the Mediterranean city nearest to inland Toulouse) and made contact with the Tolosates, noted for their wealth and the position of their capital for trade with the Atlantic.