Saint-Étienne

Le quartier très chic de Saint-Étienne est organisé autour de la cathédrale Saint-Étienne.

Located in the centre of Toulouse, it is a wealthy district where magnificent private mansions stand alongside the city’s most luxurious shops. You can also find many antique shops in this district.

Le Griffoul, the impressive fountain on Place Saint-Étienne is the oldest in the city.

Lovers of refinement, history and beautiful monuments will appreciate this pleasant district of the city centre.

Saint-Cyprien

The Saint-Cyprien district, located on the left bank of the Garonne, has been a young and trendy district for some time.

Popular and cosmopolitan, this area is culturally rich. The old abattoirs have been transformed into a Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Saint-Cyprien is a lively place with many cafés, restaurants and shops of all kinds.

It is accessible by metro, which has helped to give the area a new lease of life.

Saint-Agne

Located in the East side of the city, Saint-Agne is a popular and residential area.

With three nurseries, a kindergarten and two primary schools, Saint-Agne district is ideal for young families. The University of Toulouse II and the École Supérieure du Professorat et de l’Éducation are also located here. As far as food is concerned, the Avenue de l’URSS, the most important street, offers small shops and restaurants, and even a mini-market for the most demanding. And finally, the Pavé theatre, with its quality contemporary programming, allows the inhabitants of the district to enjoy cultural entertainment.

In terms of architecture, the district is made up of small multi-storey buildings, but above all of numerous semi-detached houses and some pretty properties with gardens.

With the train station located there, Saint-Agne district is, of course, endowed with a quality transport network. Being located just south of the Capitole station, it is therefore very close to the centre as well. There is also the Saint-Agne station, on the B line of the metro, as well as several bus lines, which pass through the same point and offer various other stops on the Avenue de l’URSS or along the Rue Saint-Roch. As for the Vélô, there are numerous terminals available to residents.

Saint-Agne offers the possibility of living “independently”, and of reaching the city centre when the need arises. This proximity to the centre, to the train station, or to the university, while being able to rely on a quieter neighbourhood, makes it a very popular district.

Matabiau

Near the Canal du Midi, the Matabiau district is particularly popular with pure city dwellers.

This district, mainly linked to the Matabiau station, is a cosmopolitan area. It still benefits from a few small local shops and there are also many international food restaurants. The school network is very well developed, as is the transport sector.

As for real estate, the pleasant streets, many of which are classified, offer attractive townhouses and flats in quality residences or renovated houses. A project of metropolitan scale, called Toulouse Euro-Sud-Ouest, is currently being finalised in the district. It will include a total of around 1 million m2 of housing, offices, shops, shopping centres and leisure facilities, surrounding a multimodal hub around the Toulouse-Matabiau station and the future Marengo station.

The heart of the project is the Occitanie Tower: a skyscraper with glass walls and vertical gardens, which will be 150 metres high and have 40 floors. It is expected to be delivered in 2021-2022.

Les Chalets

The Chalets or Chalets-Concorde district is a district of Toulouse, located in the immediate vicinity of the historic center.

Large neo-Gothic mansions were built here (notably the Job family mansions, the house known as the Verrier or Castel-Gesta); they are located next to more dense and popular housing blocks, low houses known as toulousaines, characteristic of the city’s suburbs, and bourgeois residences with gardens, of which the eponymous rue des Chalets offers some characteristic examples.

The district is very lively with many restaurants, cafés and shops.

Les Carmes

A small village in the heart of the big city, the Carmes district is organized around a very lively and colorful market, the most important in Toulouse.

It is located between the Place du Salin and the Place d’Esquirol, and is one of the most popular districts in Toulouse.

This district takes its name from the convent of the Grands Carmes which is composed of the Carmes church, a chapel, a cloister and a garden. Inaugurated in 1892, the metal market of Carmes, former halls was built according to the plans of Charles Cavé, it was demolished in 1964 and replaced by the market-park of Carmes signed by the architects Georges Candilis, Shadrach Woods, Alexis Josic, Jean-Marie Lefèvre.

Rue des Filatiers and rue Bouquières are the most important streets in the district. Pedestrian, they are lined with small stores with flowered fronts and pretty animated cafés. You can admire the facades of houses in corundage, Renaissance style windows such as the house of the goldsmith Hélie Guéraud or the Lamothe house.

Les Amidonniers

Nestled between the Garonne River and the Brienne Canal, Les Amidonniers is a neighborhood in the northwest of the city. Formerly a working-class neighborhood, it has now become a residential area with a young, family-oriented population, in a wooded area that is very pleasant to live in.

The district is composed of both Toulousaines, old renovated farmhouses, and more recent buildings such as the Espace EDF Bazacle, which is one of Toulouse’s most important cultural sites. Well served, it is linked to the city by numerous bus lines that run frequently every day, as well as by the VélôToulouse network.

Education is at the heart of the district’s concerns, which is oriented towards youth and its development, with several day care centers, an elementary school and several schools of higher education. Various sports facilities and green spaces punctuate its landscape, allowing it to combine both sports and leisure. The green corridor that crosses the entire district is probably one of the most beautiful walks in Toulouse. The landscaped dyke is also very popular with families and runners who can go from the city center to Blagnac on a beautiful route along the Garonne.

There are also many restaurants, cafés and bars that allow for meetings with friends or family throughout the year. This district offers many friendly places and beautiful walks and is ideal for those who like calm and “good living” close to the city center.

Jeanne d’Arc

The historic district of Jeanne d'Arc is located in the north-east of the city centre of Toulouse.

Just a stone’s throw from the Place du Capitole, it is served by numerous public transport links and is close to the train station.

It is a lively district with friendly markets on Boulevard de Strasbourg, but also with the Place Jeanne d’Arc with its cafés and restaurants. On this square stands the equestrian statue of Jeanne d’Arc in bronze by Antonin Mercié installed in 1922.

Further south, the Jean Jaurès alleys, laid out like ramblas, are a privileged access to enter the hyper-centre of the Pink City from the boulevards and the Canal du Midi. Large esplanades dedicated to walks and games, as well as spaces allocated to the activity of terraces, should see the light of day in the next few years.

Esquirol

Esquirol is a district of the hypercenter of the city. It is organized around the Esquirol square, and connects the street of Metz to the Pont Neuf, while passing by the place of the Stock Exchange, and the place of the Trinity.

The square was named “Esquirol” in 1893, in homage to the alienist doctor Jean-Etienne Esquirol, whose birthplace was located nearby.

It is a very lively district, where small stores and monuments line the streets. It is mainly composed of buildings. The architecture is very rich, between Haussmannian buildings, facades in corondage and pedestrian lanes.

The district is well connected to the Toulouse public transport network, especially thanks to the Esquirol square: it hosts a metro station, an important stop for many bus lines, as well as several Vélô stations. The square also houses an underground parking lot.

Croix de Pierre

Located in the south of Toulouse, the Croix de Pierre district takes its name from a stone cross formerly located at the crossroads of the avenue de Muret and the boulevard Déodat-de-Séverac.

The Croix de Pierre is now embedded in the wall of a house at the corner of rue Lafage.

Thanks to the many activities, events, and festivities organized by its inhabitants, it is a lively and very animated district: there are many small shops useful for daily life, and a market is held there twice a week.

Geographically, it is also well located: a stone’s throw from the banks of the Garonne, the Ernest Wallon Stadium, the art deco Nakache swimming pool, designed by the architect Jean Montariol, as well as many other cultural venues such as the Théâtre de la Digue. A large public transportation network links it to the city center: streetcar, bus, VélÔ Toulouse.

Croix de Pierre is a neighborhood in constant evolution, where many urban projects are expected in the coming years. It is therefore a very popular neighborhood for families, quiet and dynamic, where life is good.

Côte Pavée

A family residential neighborhood par excellence located in the eastern heights of the city, Côte Pavée is highly prized for its townhouses with gardens and its proximity to downtown.

The heights of the district are occupied by large villas built between the two wars.

The neighborhood is built around the green lung that is the park of the college of Caousou, and many other school groups complete the educational offer.

Life is lively in the neighborhood, with numerous facilities such as the Alex Jany swimming pool and skating rink, cultural centers, the Argoulets leisure center and libraries.