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March 5, 2019

Insider view: Toulouse's IoT and transport startups

The "Pink City" is home to an IoT valley and a cluster of transport startups that have grown up around Airbus.


Maija Palmer

4 min read

Pink city: Toulouse at sunset. Photo credit: Frédéric Neupont

Toulouse, sometimes called the “Pink City” for the distinctive rose-coloured stone of its buildings, is home to one of France’s oldest universities and has a young vibe, with students making up a quarter of its population.

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