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I suggest someone put the coordinates of Toulouse and a Link to the Maps like most of the Cities and towns in wikipedia. Johnny!~
When a city name is given in Occità, as here, I assume that I should deduce that it is a region speaking Occità or some descendant thereof ? (I'm entirely unfamiliar with Toulouse, so I wouldn't know that otherwise.)
Occitan is spoken in Toulouse and the Midi region generally, but only as a secondary language.
What's the general opinion on the SUMMARY and DETAIL sections of Toulouse's history? Personally I think it's a bit unnecessary, and would like to fold the SUMMARY text into an expanded DETAIL section. Thoughts? Nightsky
I wrote the Antiquity section of the article. Realizing it was quite long, I thought it would be best to offer a summarized presentation of Toulouse's history for people who do not have the time or desire to read all the nitty-gritties of that history. I will soon add an Early Middle Age section, and a Late Middle Age to Present section that will be as detailed as the Antiquity section. Perhaps the best would be to do like what the folks did in the New York City article. They left only a summarized version of the history of the city, and put a link to a History of New York article. That way we wouldn't be overloading the Toulouse article. But I suggest we wait for the Early Middle Age section and the Late Middle Age to Present section to be completed before we create a specific History of Toulouse article. I will finish them and add them as soon as my time allows. Hardouin 11:05, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Sounds good. Thanks for the marvelously informative "Antiquity" section! Nightsky 15:52, Jun 2, 2004 (UTC)
I have finally been able to continue the history of Toulouse, I have been as far as year 1000, but I still need to cover from year 1000 to 2004. It is incredibly time consuming, as the history of the city is very complex, and local history is always badly documented (unlike national history), so it is hard to find good and reliable sources. Anyway, I have created a new article titled History of Toulouse, as I had previously suggested, and I sent everything there, leaving only a brief historical sketch in the main Toulouse article. In the article about the history of Toulouse I have reorganized the chapters into a more detailed lay-out. As soon as time allows I will finish the chapter about the County of Toulouse, and write the chapters regarding the period after 1271, which should be easier since Toulouse was then only a provincial city of France, and no more an independent place subject to the complexity of the European political chessboard. I hope everybody enjoy. Hardouin 22:20, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Not to deny Baudis' achievements, but it seems to me that much of the "Local Politics" content would fit better in the "History of Toulouse" page. What do you all think? Nightsky 04:21, Aug 26, 2004 (UTC)
At the "Colleges and universities" section of the article it has a link to Arsenal. I was wondering whether that was meant to be there. If there is a university called Arsenal, should the link not be to Arsenal_(univeristy) or something similar? -- Dimitri 09:35, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
This is for Hardouin who said:
I am not sure if you're a native Occitan speaker or what. But I have rechecked my sources (i.e., the chapter in Occitan in The Romance Languages) as well as having listened to a recorded Occitan lesson (the Lengadocian variety of which Toulouse is a part). I came to the conlcuslion that you're confused about the vowel.
First, I speak Tagalog as a native language. We have /ɐ/ in our language as an allophone. This is clearly different from Occitan, which is an /o/.
Second, in post-tonic positions in Occitan there can only be four vowel allophones, one of which is [o].
Third, in old-fashioned Occitan writing, Tolosa is writen Toulouso.
I hope I made myself clear. Thanks for your understanding -- Chris S. 21:42, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
While reading the article I felt that the authors had nothing but good things to say about the mayor, glorifying him and making many many generalisations about the city, it's developement and his achievements. Also, could the history section be more of a survey of the entire History article rather than just a lot about recent history. AllPeopleUnite 13:59, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to bring your attention to a new - or other - version of the "Large French Cities" infobox presently at use in a few French cities pages. The present version is much too large, partly because it consecrates too much space to information having little importance to French demography and an only distant and indirect relevence to the city itself. Instead I propose to follow a less cumbersome model closer to that used by the New York City article - you can view the new version in the Paris talk page here. Please view and comment. THEPROMENADER 22:19, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
I've just noticed this article is flooded by garbage information from IP 12.152.102.212. It seems he has already been temporarily blocked, but by looking at his history, I think this should be permanent.
Please note all his editing in this page should probably be removed and re-editted, since it is scattered all over the place. Also, it would be wise to check out his history and go over all the pages he encountered.
Peace. Guycarmeli 17:08, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Hôtel de Ville in Toulouse needs disambig. Randomblue ( talk) 11:38, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Is Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec commonly called just "Toulouse"? If not, there is no need for the dab note at the top of the page that I can think of. Srnec ( talk) 23:14, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
As one of the most important centres historically in Southern France, one unsourced and unhelpful sentence seems barely adequate to describe the pre-20th century history of Toulouse. I have added the source used on the corresponding French WP page, which is a FA on the French wikipedia. The article on the History of Toulouse seems to be a translation of the corresponding French pages but with no sources provided at all. This section deserves to be expanded by translating the French page, while checking and adding sources. There must also be good sources in the English language, although these are less likely to be so good on local detail. The French WP pages have maps, illuminated manuscripts, etc. It seems a pity not to bring this page to life by replacing the introductory sentence by a proper condensed and informative history. My Michelin guide of Languedoc, Roussillon, Tarne, Gorges contains more than 3 pages of history, although I don't think it is the best source. Thanks, Mathsci ( talk) 13:59, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
The Toulouse page says that Carlos Gardel (the famous tango-song writer) was born in Toulouse. This finds no confirmation anywhere. Carlos Gardel was born in Uruguay from an "illegitimate" relation of the father. The father's wife was French, and so maybe she was from Toulouse. But Carlos Gardel was not his son, nor was he born in France at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.49.115.118 ( talk) 16:18, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Toulouse is the Third student city after Paris and Lyon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.55.52.3 ( talk) 18:50, 27 August 2009 (UTC) I forgot to add the source, I've added it on the article for no misunderstanding.
Please link Notre-Dame de la Daurade from this article. Per Honor et Gloria ✍ 08:02, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Shouldn´t this grande école be added? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.117.8.55 ( talk) 13:22, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
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Where's the "History" section? Ryoung122 23:10, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
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Humid subtropical climates, don´t have any dry months during the summer (not even one), if anything it could have dry months during the winter. Toulouse has a climatological dry month during the summer, therefore it shouldn´t be considered humid subtropical proper, but closer to Mediterranean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.94.41.130 ( talk) 19:02, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am providing some details and sources regarding the section of the article related to Southern French Gothic, which was removed on March 3, 2024, due to "unsourced content based on weasel words." I hope to persuade that this motif and the removal should be reconsidered.
Firstly, I will add a source from an art historian's publication that specifies the birth of the style, its evolution, and its replacement in the cathedral of Toulouse by a Gothic architecture from northern France after Toulouse's attachment to the French Crown. The publication clearly demonstrates that all of this occurred in the 13th century, justifying the content of the paragraph in question in the Wikipedia article. I will add this source to the references of the article. For those who read French, here is a link to the scanned publication: [8] https://www.toulouse-brique.com/divers/VMF%202011%20-%20Le%20gothique%20toulousain.pdf
Then, regarding justifying the information that the cathedral's vaults were likely the widest vaults in Western Europe upon completion, the source comes from a display within the cathedral itself. I don't believe this can serve as a referenced source (?), but here is a link to a photo of this explanation: [9] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Un-monument-fondateur-du-gothique-meridional.jpg. The relevant information is in the penultimate paragraph and states the following: "The nave of Saint-Etienne Cathedral [...] exhibits, for the first time, the characteristics of Gothic art as developed in the Southern regions of France: it is a large, single-span structure supported by powerful buttresses, fostering the dissemination of preaching. The simplicity of this architecture, marked by extensive wall surfaces, is offset by the magnitude of its gigantic vaults, likely the widest in Western Europe upon completion."
It's important to note that during this time, advancements in Gothic architecture were progressing rapidly. It's likely that these vaults didn't remain the widest for very long. Nevertheless, this highlights the ambitious nature of the construction when it was undertaken.
I am available to discuss all of this if necessary. Best regards. Frédéric Neupont ( talk) 10:57, 3 March 2024 (UTC)