Place Riquet

Place Riquet is in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie. Place Riquet is situated nearby to the sports venue Centre sportif Léo Lagrange, as well as near the library Médiathèque José Cabanis.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gare de Toulouse-Matabiau and ENSEEIHT.

Gare de Toulouse-Matabiau

Railway station

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Toulouse-Matabiau is the main railway station in Toulouse, southern France. It is in the city centre and connected to the Toulouse Metro. The station is situated on the Bordeaux–Sète railway, Toulouse–Bayonne railway, Brive–Toulouse railway and Toulouse–Auch railway. Gare de Toulouse-Matabiau is situated 460 metres north of Place Riquet.

ENSEEIHT

College

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The École nationale supérieure d'électrotechnique, d'électronique, d'informatique, d'hydraulique et des télécommunications is a French engineering school which offers education in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Science, Hydraulics and Telecommunications. ENSEEIHT is situated 580 metres south of Place Riquet.

Médiathèque José Cabanis

Library

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The Médiathèque José Cabanis is the main building of the Public Libraries of Toulouse. Situated next to the Matabiau rail station, it was built in 2002 by Buffi and named after José Cabanis, a poet who lived in Toulouse. Médiathèque José Cabanis is situated 350 metres northeast of Place Riquet.