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L'Union

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = L'Union

|commune status = Commune

|image = L'Union - Nouvelle Mairie.jpg

|caption = The town hall in L'Union

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr L'Union (Haute-Garonne).svg

|arrondissement = Toulouse

|canton = Toulouse-9

|INSEE = 31561

|postal code = 31240

|mayor = Marc Péré{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Toulouse Métropole

|coordinates = {{coord|43.6575|1.4853|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 146

|elevation min m = 132

|elevation max m = 196

|area km2 = 6.77

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

L'Union ({{IPA|fr|lynjɔ̃|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-L'Union.wav}}; {{langx|oc|Sent Joan le Nòu}}) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

It is a suburb of Toulouse, located just to the northeast of the city.

History

L'Union was founded in the 1790s after the fusion of Belbèze and Cornaudric. After leaving Spain, Napoleon's troops, under the command of Field Marshal and Marshal of the Empire Soult, battled there against troops under the command of the Duke of Wellington. The name Saint-Jean-de-l'Union is still spoken of, recalling the time when the communes of Saint-Jean et L'Union were unified.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-31561#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|chart-pos = right

|1968 |4601

|1975 |7817

|1982 |10461

|1990 |11751

|1999 |12141

|2007 |12392

|2012 |11702

|2017 |11715

}}

Education

L'Union has three nursery and primary schools (Belbèze-lès-Toulouse, Borde d'Olivier and Montizalguier), and one high school (collège Georges Chaumeton, named after the former mayor).

Sights

L'Union features an olive tree celebrating the new millennium,[http://www.allo-olivier.com/Vos_Photos_Elagages/displayimage.php?album=40&pos=40 Photos de l'olivier millénaire] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707113605/http://www.allo-olivier.com/Vos_Photos_Elagages/displayimage.php?album=40&pos=40 |date=2011-07-07 }} at the Town Hall. The Grand Hall of L'Union regularly welcomes artists. Its church features architecture of the nineteenth century.

Sport

L'Union has a sport club, established in 1957, called the [http://www.aslunion.fr ASU], with more than 5000 members and 300 organisers, and 26 different sports such as yoga, football, handball, rugby and tennis. The main park of L'Union is Parc de Malpagat, on the D888 road.

Sights

L'Union - Eglise extérieur.jpg| Church.

L'Union L'églie- Interieur.jpg|

L'Union - olivier millénaire.jpg|The millennium olive tree.

L'Union - Monument aux morts.jpg|The war memorial.

Transport

The D888 (Route d'Albi) road runs through the town in a south-west direction towards Toulouse and north-east to Albi, roughly 75 kilometres away. The A68 motorway (Toulouse-Albi) and the Périphérique bypass the south of L'Union, served by Junctions 1 and 14 respectively.

In a clockwise order, L'Union is bordered by Toulouse, Launaguet, Saint-Geniès-Bellevue, Saint-Jean, Montrabé and Balma.

See also

References

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Category:Communes of Haute-Garonne

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