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Claude Nougaro: 5 Things to Know About the Toulouse Singer

He comes from a family of musicians. It is impossible to discuss the life of Claude Nougaro without referring to the city of Toulouse, which he celebrated so often. Claude was born in the Pink City on September 9, 1929. He spent his childhood in the Minimes district, neglected by his parents who w ...

17
May
2024

MAP Toulouse: the festival for photography lovers

A completely free festival An annual event founded in 2009 by Pierre Garrigues and a team of enthusiasts, the festival MAP Toulouse aims to make photographic culture accessible to all. To do so, this festival is based on the following principles: - free access to the calls for submissions and e ...

02
Sep
2014

Flowers: 8 things to know about violets

es of Viola odorata are referred to as violet. Many varieties of flowers in this family have been bred by humans, including the famous Violette of Toulouse. The Flower emblematic of this city belongs to the Parma violet family, flowers that can have up to sixty petals! 2- The violet is com ...

09
Mar
2007

Climate: Météo-France acquires two new supercomputers

n Gallic mythology) and Taranis (after the god of the sky and storms) are working simultaneously for weather forecasting purposes. One is installed on the Toulouse site of Météo-France while the other is located a dozen kilometers away, at the Clément Ader Space of the University of Toulouse. ...

05
July
2021

Women's Rugby: History and Achievements

s in 1965. The first complete XV teams were often trained by male teams. The first match organized in front of thousands of spectators was played by Toulouse Fémina Sports on May 1, 1968, in Toulouse. The team captain was Isabelle Navarro, who was a student at the University of Toulouse Rangueil. ...

18
Sep
2007

Fight against cancer: soon anti-cancer vaccines?

utic strategy is not limited to glioblastoma but is theoretically applicable to a wider range of tumors... Tailor-made vaccines for humans At the Toulouse Oncopole, therapeutic cancer vaccines are already being tested on patients and offer encouraging results in preventing recurrence of ENT and ...

06
Feb
2023

Jazz in Marciac: a jazzy festival in Gers

tival held every year in August in Marciac, a small village in the Gers. Marciac is located halfway between Auch and Tarbes, an hour and a half from Toulouse. The JIM festival attracts thousands of visitors every summer. Autumn, winter, and spring sessions are also organized there. History of the ...

23
July
2007

The Rugby World Cup in 5 questions

iday, September 8th to Saturday, October 28th, 2023. A total of 48 matches will be organized in different cities across France, from Paris to Marseille, including Nice, Toulouse, and Bordeaux. The Stade de France, located a few kilometers away from Paris and capable of hosting over 80,000 spectato ...

01
Sep
2011

2021, the polar summer: a cultural season throughout France

Dijon, Grenoble, La Rochelle, Lille, Lorient, Marseille, Metz, Montpellier, Nancy, Orleans, Reims, Rouen, Saint-Denis, Saint-Pierre, Sète, Strasbourg, Toulouse and Versailles. Each city is exhibiting two 4 x 3 metre photos signed by two great French nature photographers: the underwater photograp ...

06
Sep
2021

Justice: what is a cold case?

of rapes and murders committed in Paris 35 years ago - the Martine Escadeillas case, a 24 year old girl who disappeared in 1986 in the suburbs of Toulouse 2- How many unsolved cases are there in France? As we enter 2022, there are reportedly 241 unsolved cases in France. According to the ...

20
Jan
2022

Seniors: what does the government's anti-fall plan include?

ime. If you are in the entourage of a senior citizen, you can notably use the small exercises of the Icope program developed by the Gerontopôle of Toulouse and validated by the World Health Organization: https://inspire.chu-toulouse.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Icope-Step-1-OMS-Papier-DEFINITIV ...

14
Mar
2022

Seminar room rental: tips for a successful meeting

so that all participants can hear the speaker. For your business event, there are many providers in larger cities. Thus, choosing a seminar room in Toulouse is a very good option. This city has many business centers and meeting rooms that will offer you all the comfort and space you need. Think ...

20
May
2022

10 Sausages to Spice Up Your Barbecue

Lincolnshire sausage, the English tradition Often disparaged or looked down upon, English gastronomy still has a hard time making a place for itself in the world. Yet if there is one product that the English master to perfection it is the sausage. Present in the famous "English Breakfast" and known ...

10
June
2022

The most beautiful trips in Europe

ere the Parisian bohemia and idiosyncrasy can be palpable. But in addition to Paris, France has a number of wonderful cities like Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux or Strasbourg where you can discover all the facets that define the French spirit. And of course, we can't leave without enjoying t ...

03
Dec
2022

Road safety: a new yellow light for pedestrians.

ll be experimented for a period of 2 years in the following 6 cities in France: • Metz • Nancy • Nantes • Nice • Strasbourg • Toulouse Note: the city of Versailles, which was initially supposed to participate in this experiment, has decided not to do so because i ...

30
May
2023

Cheaper holidays: what if you tried green tourism?

in France or Europe, you can take the night train and save the cost of a hotel night. In France, night trains serve destinations as diverse as Paris, Toulouse, Lourdes, Hendaye, Perpignan, Albi, Marseille and the French Riviera! In Italy too, the choice is vast thanks to Trenitalia's night trains, w ...

12
June
2023

Food Security Social Welfare: An Idea Tested in Several French Cities

one day be implemented widely to combat precarious living conditions, is currently being tested in several cities across France. After Montpellier, Toulouse, and Bordeaux, it's Paris that will test this revolutionary system in 2024 and will benefit a hundred households. The idea was approved by th ...

29
Nov
2023

Leisure: the great return of guinguettes

or in the heart of the city. Since 2020, ephemeral or year-round guinguettes have been popping up all over France, from the north of the country to the Toulouse region, including along the banks of the Marne and Seine. There are about twenty just in the Lille metropolitan area. These convivial plac ...

03
Sep
2024

Hair smoothing: beware of products containing glyoxylic acid!

le: 08 00 59 59 59. • in Lyon: 04 72 11 69 11. • in Marseille: 04 91 75 25 25. • in Nancy: 03 83 22 50 50. • in Paris: 01 40 05 48 48. • in Toulouse: 05 61 77 74 47. How to avoid exposure to glyoxylic acid? According to Anses, glyoxylic acid is therefore a cosmetic ingr ...

12
Nov
2024