Le Mirail
Le Mirail is a district in Toulouse, France. It was an urban expansion project proposed by the then-mayor Louis Bazerque in 1958, to combat the increasing population, and resulting housing shortage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: District of Toulouse, France
- Also known as: “Mirail”, “Miralh”, and “Toulouse-le Mirail”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Château du Mirail and École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Toulouse.
Château du Mirail
University
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Château du Mirail is a castle in Toulouse. The Château du Mirail was commissioned by Guillaume de Mondran and built in 1680. The 52-hectare surrounding park was landscaped between 1700 and 1720.
École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Toulouse
University
The École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Toulouse is a French school of architecture, a unit of the University of Toulouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reynerie and Toulouse Papus.
Le Mirail
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Toulouse, Arrondissement of Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.57615° or 43° 34′ 34″ northLongitude
1.39941° or 1° 23′ 58″ eastElevation
156 metres (512 feet)Open location code
8FM3H9GX+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 247302092OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Le Mirail” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “米拉伊”
- Dutch: “Mirail”
- French: “Bellefontaine (Toulouse)”
- French: “Mirail-Université”
- French: “Mirail”
- French: “Quartier du Mirail”
- French: “Reynerie (Toulouse)”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Lo Miralh”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Miralh”
- Portuguese: “Mirail”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Pradettes and Toulouse La Cépière.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aqueduc de la reine Pédauque and Architectural Research Laboratory (LRA).
Haute-Garonne: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Boutx, Tarn, Roquesérière, and Pechbonnieu.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Le Mirail”. Photo: Traumrune, CC BY-SA 3.0.