# L'Union

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/L'Union
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/L'Union.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Union
> Source revision: 1342515232
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{about |the French commune|}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name               = L'Union
|commune status     = [Commune](/source/Communes_of_France)
|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<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&ndash;2026
|intercommunality   = [Toulouse Métropole](/source/Toulouse_M%C3%A9tropole)
|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](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Haute-Garonne](/source/Haute-Garonne) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in southwestern France.

It is a suburb of [Toulouse](/source/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](/source/Napoleon)'s troops, under the command of Field Marshal and [Marshal of the Empire](/source/Marshal_of_the_Empire) [Soult](/source/Jean-de-Dieu_Soult), battled there against troops under the command of the [Duke of Wellington](/source/Arthur_Wellesley%2C_1st_Duke_of_Wellington). The name ''Saint-Jean-de-l'Union'' is still spoken of, recalling the time when the communes of [Saint-Jean](/source/Saint-Jean%2C_Haute-Garonne) et L'Union were unified.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-31561#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref>
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|chart-pos = right
|1968 |4601
|1975 |7817
|1982 |10461
|1990 |11751
|1999 |12141
|2007 |12392
|2012 |11702
|2017 |11715
|2023 |12638
}}

==Education==
L'Union has three nursery and primary schools (Belbèze-lès-Toulouse, Borde d'Olivier and Montizalguier), and one high school ([collège](/source/coll%C3%A8ge) Georges Chaumeton, named after the former mayor).

==Sights==
L'Union features an [olive tree](/source/olive_tree) celebrating the new millennium,<ref>[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 }}</ref> 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921031938/http://www.aslunion.fr/ |date=21 September 2009 }}, with more than 5000 members and 300 organisers, and 26  different sports such as [yoga](/source/yoga), [football](/source/association_football), [handball](/source/team_handball), [rugby](/source/rugby_football) and [tennis](/source/tennis). The main park of L'Union is Parc de Malpagat, on the D888 road.

== Sights==
<gallery mode=packed>
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.
</gallery>

==Transport==
The D888 (Route d'Albi) road runs through the town in a south-west direction towards Toulouse and north-east to [Albi](/source/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](/source/Toulouse), [Launaguet](/source/Launaguet), [Saint-Geniès-Bellevue](/source/Saint-Geni%C3%A8s-Bellevue), [Saint-Jean](/source/Saint-Jean%2C_Haute-Garonne), [Montrabé](/source/Montrab%C3%A9) and [Balma](/source/Balma).

==See also==
*[Communes of the Haute-Garonne department](/source/Communes_of_the_Haute-Garonne_department)

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Commons category}}
{{Haute-Garonne communes}}

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Union}}
Category:Communes of Haute-Garonne

{{Toulouse-geo-stub}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [L'Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Union) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Union?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.