Tintin rocket
Tintin rocket is a work of art in Blagnac, Arrondissement of Toulouse, Occitanie. Tintin rocket is situated nearby to the museum Ailes Anciennes Toulouse, as well as near the motorhome stopover Parking Camping-Cars (Musee Aeroscopia).- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Also known as: “Fusée Tintin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aeroscopia and Toulouse-Blagnac Airport.
Aeroscopia
Museum
Photo: Patrice Bon, CC0.
Aeroscopia is a French aerospace museum, located at the north-western edge of Toulouse, in the commune of Blagnac. It was opened on 14 January 2015. This museum notably hosts two Concorde airliners. Aeroscopia is situated 300 metres north of Tintin rocket.
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Sebtls, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport is an international airport located 3.6 nautical miles west northwest of Toulouse, partially in Blagnac, both communes of the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of France. Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is situated 3 km south of Tintin rocket.
ZAC Aéroconstellation
Photo: Duch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ZAC Aéroconstellation is situated 690 metres southwest of Tintin rocket.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blagnac and Ginestous.
Blagnac
Town
Photo: Olybrius, Public domain.
Blagnac is a commune of the greater Toulouse area in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. The city hosts the aviation museum Aeroscopia and the corporate headquarters and major manufacturing operations of Airbus. Blagnac is situated 4 km southeast of Tintin rocket.
Ginestous
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ginestous is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Tintin rocket.
Colomiers
Town
Photo: Olybrius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colomiers is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. With a population of 39,968 as of 2019, it is the largest suburb of the city of Toulouse, to which it is adjacent on the west side. Colomiers is situated 6 km south of Tintin rocket.
Tintin rocket
- Category: tourism
- Location: Blagnac, Arrondissement of Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.65802° or 43° 39′ 29″ northLongitude
1.35977° or 1° 21′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8FM3M955+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 12388954397OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ailes Anciennes Toulouse and Parking Camping-Cars (Musee Aeroscopia).
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