Toulouse Situation :

• Toulouse is a beautiful and vibrant city that's often called the Ville Pink because of the rosy colour of its brickwork. Toulouse has long been a prosperous place. At the end of the Middle Ages, pastel, a plant used to dye cloth, became fashionable, and the région filled its coffers by exporting it along withgoose feathers from the Gers, and wines from Ariège and Gaillac. This commerce failed in the middle of the 16th century, due to the wars of religion. House-to-house fighting put an end to any thoughts of export. The cruelty of the papists rivalled that of the Huguenots, and the plague swept through the région, reducing the population significantly. Today it's prosperous once more thanks to the aerospace industry and is a cosmopolitan place with France's second largest student population after Paris. For city-lovers moving to France, Toulouse is a fine choice.

Facilities

• You can find subway, airport and all the facilities for travelling easely.

Midi Pyrénées trade activities :

• Midi-Pyrénées today is divided between high-tech Toulouse and the deep countryside with its traditional agricultural products. Toulouse is the largest Aerospace centre outside of Paris. The sector employs more than 56,000 workers and € 13 billion worth of products are exported each year. Agriculturally, the principal crops are grapes for eating, prunes, melons, apples and sunflowers. The région also produces sixty per cent of France's garlic.

The people of the Midi-Pyrénées and Toulouse are warm and easy-going and receptive to foreigners, as for centuries newcomers have sought exile here. During the Spanish Civil War for instance, thousands of republican refugees flowed over the frontier to settle, especially in Toulouse, instilling new blood and energy into the région.

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