Economy of Toulouse
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The economy of the French city of Toulouse is mainly linked to the industries of aeronautics and aerospace.[1] The agglomeration's GDP is approximately 30 billion euros. In 2003, Toulouse was also characterized by a debt rate that was one of the lowest in Europe for a city of its size.[2]
In 1999, the total number of people working in Toulouse was 216,480.
The unemployment rate was 9.9% in 2005 and was estimated in December 2006 at 9.1%, slightly higher than the national average (8.6%).
Agriculture, market gardening
Like most large cities located on the alluvial plain, Toulouse has developed a
Industry
Unlike other large cities in France, Toulouse did not experience the
Aeronautics and aerospace
The city has a long history linked to
On July 31, 1963, the State began a policy of decentralisation, and the Toulouse region took on a central role as the centre of aeronautics in France, by
In 1998, at the other end of the city, in the Candie area, the aerospace company Thales Alenia Space was established. In 2002 nearly 10,000 people, roughly half of the personnel in France working in the space sector, worked in Toulouse.[7] Many small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and SMIs have joined the industrial fabric of the large aerospace and aeronautics firms.[8]
Toulouse is the European centre of aeronautics and aerospace, and the headquarters of Airbus Industries. Along with Hamburg (Germany), Toulouse is one of the two European centers chosen by Airbus for the design, assembly and testing of its aircraft, including the A380. The plant is located to the west of Toulouse, straddling the Saint-Martin-du-Touch district and the neighboring town of Blagnac. In 2004, this site was confirmed with the installation of the AéroConstellation, which houses the assembly hangars for the wide-body aircraft. In a few years[when?], the new Toulouse Aerospace will open on a 40-hectare site (120,000 m2) on the site of the old Montaudran runways, with the headquarters of the Galileo navigation system.[9]
Chemistry
Located mainly in the southern part of the city, the chemical cluster includes companies in the heavy
Computer Science
Numerous companies in the sector are located in Toulouse, including
Since the end of 2001, the Toulouse Métropole urban community has had a metropolitan telecommunications infrastructure (IMT). Composed of 5 loops totaling 77 km of optical fiber, the ITM extends over the Toulouse Métropole area from north to south and from east to west around Toulouse, from Blagnac to Labège and from L'Union to Tournefeuille. Passing mainly through the Toulouse metro, the ring road and the Canal du Midi, each cable is made up of 144 dark optical fibers, each pair of fibers offering a capacity of 2.5 Gbit/s in both directions.[13]
Tertiary sector
The city is an important center of tertiary activities. A regional business district, Compans-Caffarelli, was created to meet the demand for offices in the city. This district includes 200,000 square meters of office space, a shopping center with 40 boutiques, a 4-star hotel, a convention center, and an administrative center.[14]
The creation of a new multimodal hub in the Marengo-Périoles-Raynal sector is being studied. This hub will become the city's international business district.[15]
Finance and insurance
The district has seen the establishment of regional branches of banks and insurance companies such as
Stores
Stores in the city center include both typical Toulouse shops and those of major brands. The most popular shopping areas in the city center include rue d'Alsace-Lorraine, rue Saint-Rome, rue des Changes, rue du Taur, rue Saint-Antoine-du-T, rue des Filatiers, and the Saint-Georges district, which is home to a renovated shopping mall
The agglomeration is surrounded by numerous shopping centers such as the Grand Porte shopping center in Toulouse-Portet-sur-Garonne, the Labège 2 shopping center in
By 2010, 100,000 square meters of additional commercial space were planned to be added to the plethora already present in the entire agglomeration. A 30,000 square meter shopping center is to be created in the Toulouse area, a brand village in Nailloux, about 30 kilometers away, as well as the expansion of existing commercial zones are also planned.
Tourism
The city has numerous museums and festivals (including Marathon des mots, Rio Loco, and
Business tourism and conventions account for 80% of this activity, but in recent years, leisure tourism has grown. The city applied for the title of European Capital of Culture for 2013, but in the end Marseille won the title by one vote.[23]
The opening in August 2007 of the Casino-théâtre de Toulouse, the largest in southwestern France, contributed to the city's tourism development.[24]
References
- ^ CHIFFRES CLÉS DE L'ÉCONOMIE DE LA HAUTE-GARONNE
- ^ Le Grand Toulouse s'endette à la place des communes membres
- ^ La violette de Toulouse, en voie de disparition dans la ville rose
- ^ Sur les ruines d'AZF : l'Oncopole, la recherche et l'espoir
- ^ Capitale DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE ET DU SPATIAL
- ^ Les dix écoles d'ingénieurs qui comptent pour la filière aéronautique et spatiale
- ^ L'aéronautique à Toulouse
- ^ AÉRONAUTIQUE
- ^ https://www.journal-aviation.com/actualites/01537-galileo-s-installe-a-toulouse
- ^ AZF, une explosion qui divise encore
- ^ Une ancienne friche industrielle transformée pour permettre le projet d'un Central Park à Toulouse
- ^ Intel inaugure à Toulouse un centre de recherche
- ^ Sitef 2000 : Infrastructure Métropolitaine de Télécommunication : le Grand Toulouse choisit Sirti.
- ^ COMPANS CAFFARELLI
- ^ Toulouse Raynal Sernam
- ^ Toulouse. La Banque Courtois prépare son rapprochement avec la Société Générale
- ^ Espace Saint-Georges
- ^ Labège 2
- ^ Purpan
- ^ Gramont
- ^ National Tourism Observatory, 2006
- ^ Tourisme : Toulouse 4ème ville la plus visitée de France
- ^ Capitale européenne de la culture. Pourquoi Toulouse a perdu
- ^ Toulouse : un nombre record de touristes en 2018, voici les sites les plus visités