{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Blagnac |native name = {{native name|oc|Blanhac}} |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Blagnac - Avenue des Pins - 20101231 (1).jpg |caption = Avenue Les Pins in Blagnac |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Blagnac (Haute-Garonne).svg |arrondissement = Toulouse |canton = Blagnac |INSEE = 31069 |postal code = 31700 |mayor = Joseph Carles<ref>{{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}}</ref> |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = [[Toulouse Métropole]] |coordinates = {{coord|43.6364|1.3906|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 135 |elevation min m = 119 |elevation max m = 153 |area km2 = 16.88 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }}
'''Blagnac''' ({{IPA|fr|blaɲak}}; {{langx|oc|Blanhac}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] of the greater Toulouse area in the [[Haute-Garonne]] [[Departments of France|department]] in southwestern [[France]]. The city hosts the [[aviation museum]] [[Aeroscopia]] and the corporate headquarters and major manufacturing operations of [[Airbus]].
It is the third-largest [[suburb]] of the city of [[Toulouse]], although governed by a separate council,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/ |title = Ville de Blagnac en Haute-Garonne (31)}}</ref> and is adjacent to it on the northwest side. It is a member of the [[Toulouse Métropole]].
==History== [[File:Mairie de Blagnac - octobre 2017.jpg|thumb|The [[Hôtel de Ville, Blagnac|Hôtel de Ville]]]] The [[Hôtel de Ville, Blagnac|Hôtel de Ville]] was completed in summer 1992.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://blagnac-histoire-memoire.fr/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Revue12.pdf |title=Blagnac, questions d'histoire: Revue d'Histoire Locale – Semestriel – No. 12|first=Germaine|last= Ricard |publisher=l'Association pour l'Etude et la Présentation de l'Histoire de la Résistance et de Blagnac|date=1 November 1996|issn=1169-4408|page=24}}</ref>
==Geography== The river [[Touch River|Touch]] forms part of the commune's southern border, then flows into the [[Garonne]], which forms all of its eastern border.
38% percent of the area is made up of green spaces, mainly along the river Garonne and in parks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/article/archive/30/ |title=Ville de Blagnac (31) . Vie quotidienne - Environnement - |access-date=2009-10-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031164906/http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/article/archive/30/ |archive-date=2009-10-31 }}</ref>
==Population==
{{Historical populations | align = none | cols = 2 | percentages = pagr | source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|4388|Blagnac}}</ref> and INSEE (1968–2023)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-31069#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref> | graph-pos = bottom |1793 |1118 |1800 |1062 |1806 |1252 |1821 |1416 |1831 |1436 |1836 |1538 |1841 |1597 |1846 |1680 |1851 |1681 |1856 |1652 |1861 |1683 |1866 |1729 |1872 |1741 |1876 |1831 |1881 |1909 |1886 |1897 |1891 |1866 |1896 |1791 |1901 |1786 |1906 |1756 |1911 |1880 |1921 |1791 |1926 |1975 |1931 |2103 |1936 |2360 |1946 |2754 |1954 |3543 |1962 |5320 |1968 |8417 |1975 |11651 |1982 |14929 |1990 |17209 |1999 |20586 |2007 |21194 |2012 |22983 |2017 |24517 |2023 |27604 }}
==Economy== [[Airbus]] and [[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]] have their head offices in Blagnac.<ref>"[https://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-04-27-airbus-flight_x.htm Airbus A380 lands after making aviation history]." [[USA Today]]. 27 April 2005. Updated 28 April 2005. Retrieved on 12 February 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.airbus.com/en/utilities/contacts.html Contacts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110025630/http://www.airbus.com/en/utilities/contacts.html |date=January 10, 2010 }}." [[Airbus]]. Retrieved on 12 February 2010.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511193801/http://www.atraircraft.com/public/atr/html/transversal/contact-us.php Contact]." [[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]]. Retrieved on 15 May 2010.</ref> [[Mecachrome]], a diversified precision engineering company with extensive experience in motorsport, has its headquarters in the commune.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mecachrome France (31700) : siret, siren, TVA, bilan gratuit... |url=https://entreprises.lefigaro.fr/mecachrome-france-37/entreprise-429853351 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=entreprises.lefigaro.fr}}</ref>
==Education== Blagnac has a student capacity of 5,500 in seven nurseries (''écoles maternelles''), five primary schools, two high schools/junior high schools (''collèges''), one sixth form college/senior high school (''lycée''), and a private school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/article/archive/25/ |title=Ville de Blagnac (31) . Vie quotidienne - Enseignement - |access-date=2009-10-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025214217/http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/article/archive/25/ |archive-date=2009-10-25 }}</ref>
Public secondary schools:<ref name=Secschools>"[http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/enseignement-second-degre.html Enseignement du second degré]." Blagnac. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.</ref> * Collège Mermoz * Collège Henry-Guillaume * [[Lycée Saint-Exupéry (Blagnac)|Lycée Saint-Exupéry]]
The private school is [[Établissement Le Ferradou]], serving primary through senior high.<ref name=Secschools/>
The European aircraft manufacturer [[Airbus]] has also one of its eight worldwide training centres : [[Airbus Training Centre Europe]].
==Transport== The commune is served by [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport]] which can be accessed by car and bus.
Local transport is operated by Tisséo. Buses 70 and 71 run to ''Jeanne d'Arc'' (connection with [[Toulouse Metro#Metro: Line B|Line B]] of the [[Toulouse Metro]]) and bus 66 runs to ''St Cyprien République'' (connection with [[Toulouse Metro#Metro: Line A|Line A]]), both in the city centre. Bus 25 circles the suburb and stops at the airport, and bus 17 connects Blagnac to Mondonville, toward the northwest. A shuttlebus (''navette'') connects the Airport to the city centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tisseo-urbain.fr/735094.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710202424/http://www.tisseo-urbain.fr/735094.pdf |archive-date=2009-07-10 }}</ref> A new [[tram]]way now operates southwards to the Toulouse ''Arènes'' station where it connects with Line A of the Metro.
== Car attack == On 10 November 2017 a man drove into three students, aged between 22 and 23, outside their college. One was in a serious condition. It was thought the driver was suffering from major psychological problems. A public prosecutor at the time said there was no evidence the attack was linked to terrorism.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41948298|title=Students hurt in French car 'attack'|date=2017-11-10|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-11-10|language=en-GB}}</ref>{{clear left}}
==See also== {{Portal|France}} * [[Blagnac SCR]] * [[Blagnac FC]] * [[Communes of the Haute-Garonne department]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Blagnac}} *[http://www.mairie-blagnac.fr/ Official site]
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