VIDEO. Toulouse from the sky (7/20): discover the hypercentre, from Place du Capitole to Les Carmes

It is the hypercentre of Toulouse, the institutional heart of the city and, through the luster of the Place du Capitole, one of the symbols of the Pink City and probably its best known emblem.

The district 1.1 of Toulouse group the Chapters, Arnaud-Bernard et The Carmelites. It is at the same time a residential, economic and university center.

Discover the district 1.1 of Toulouse thanks to the drone of the Conti studio for Actu Toulouse:

Capitol

The Capitole district develops around the homonymous monument and square, constituting this postcard setting that makes Toulouse internationally known. The building we know of was erected 17^And century although a common house, to protect the municipal power of Toulouse, existed here from the end of 12^And century, by decision of the Chapters, that is, of the consuls who governed the city from time immemorial until the Revolution. It owes its name to the Chapter, since the Chapters deliberated by voting for each head like the ecclesiastical Chapters. Initially the name was Capitulum and Capitol in Occitan. In 1522 an employee Latinized the name Capitolium in reference to the Roman capital.

Place du Capitole has always been an important gathering place for Toulouse residents. In recent decades, this is where we share the great moments of celebration (sports victories) but also the pains (rally after the attacks in Toulouse and Charlie Hebdo).

Arnaud-Bernard

Located a stone’s throw from the Capitol and bordered by rue Lascrosse, place Saint Sernin, rue Saint-Bernard and the internal boulevards, Arnaud-Bernard is a neighborhood as popular as it is original in the heart of the city.

Created in the 1850s, it is the meeting place of many traders through the various covered markets originally built in its center. It is also here that in the 1960s many citizens of the Maghreb, Italian and Spanish migratory waves settled.

The Carmelites

Organized around its covered market, the district of Carmes is one of the most charming of Toulouse with its narrow streets, still of medieval character. Some of the best gourmet addresses in the city can be found there, giving this corner of the Pink City a permanent liveliness.

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In addition to being one of the liveliest neighborhoods in the city, it is also one of the oldest. The Carmelite market was started in 1203, when the Chapters decided to build, on the remains of the ancient forum, a room that served as both a market and a grain room. Only in 1863 was it replaced by a covered market and only in 1966 did it take on the double function, still current today, of market and parking according to a modern construction that will make Toulouse forever regret the charm of the magnificent hall that until today has hosted the market covered…

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