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City profile · France · Europe

Toulouse

City population
511,684
#4
in France
#1
in Occitanie
#1,111
worldwide
ParisToulouse
43.604, 1.444 · 588 km from Paris
City population
511,684
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in France
#4
of 640 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,111
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of France
0.7%
of the national population

About Toulouse

The largest city in Occitanie, Toulouse has a population of 511,684. It ranks fourth among France's listed cities and accounts for 0.7% of the national population, situated 588 km from Paris. Four cities of 15,000 to 31,000 residents lie within 11 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in France
#4of 640
LargestSmallest
Position in Occitanie
#1of 33
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 33
Distance to capital
to Paris
Elevation
150 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
43.604, 1.444
Record updated
2025-12-09
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 640 in France

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Toulouse compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Toulouse512K

Toulouse Population FAQ

What is the population of Toulouse?

Toulouse has a city population of 511,684. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Toulouse?

Toulouse is in Occitanie, France, 588 km from the capital, Paris. Its coordinates are 43.604, 1.444.

How big is Toulouse compared with other cities in France?

It is the 4th largest of the 640 cities of 15,000 or more listed in France, holding 0.7% of the national population.

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