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Visit the pink city: where to stay in Toulouse? Here is a presentation of the best areas to sleep in Toulouse!

Finding accommodation in Toulouse can be a mission if your budget is fair. With its 226,154 dwellings (1999) for 466,297 inhabitants (2014), the offer of accommodation is saturated as Toulouse is one of the cities – with Montpellier – the most attractive in the country. Unbalanced between supply and demand, rents or the price of one night at the hotel can therefore be raised.

Toulouse is a young town. With more than 100,000 students, it is one of the largest student cities in France. The capital of the Occitania region is very dynamic, has a very rich history, many sites worthy of interest (like the Capitole, the Saint-Sernin Basilica, the Saint-Sernin Basilica, the Canal du Midi , the Prairie des Filters, the banks of the Garonne, etc.), and a vast cultural heritage. Here are the best areas to sleep in Toulouse.

The hypercentre

The active lung of the pink city is here, in this area surrounded by boulevard d’Arcole, boulevard de Strasbourg, rue de Metz – and Place Esquirol – and the two most famous bridges in Toulouse: Pont-Neuf and Pont Saint-Pierre. If you like doing everything on foot, it is in this neighborhood that you will have to book your accommodation. On the day, a whole family of ants robbed around the shopping streets: rue d’Alsace-Lorraine, rue Saint-Rome, rue Pargaminières, Place du Capitole, rue des Lois, rue du Taur... In the continuation of the latter, do not miss the Saint-Sernin Basilica, visible from the Capitole. In the evening, you will be in touch with the Toulouse noctambules who leave at the party or finish it: many famous bars are in the area.

Les Carmes et Saint-Étienne

In the Carmes, you feel like in a small village, enjoying a peaceful and authentic life. We feel like we’re in the country, but not in the middle of Toulouse. A fauna of “bobobos” and “histers” resides there, and they are well understood: Saint-Étienne and Les Carmes, close to the Garonne docks, are ideal for small organic markets, restaurants, musical instrument shops, small café-bars at concerts where one can sometimes come “beeffer” with his instrument. It is a good place to stay if you are looking for a friendly, peaceful and vibrant atmosphere at a time.

Saint-Cyprien

Here is a very well-known neighborhood of Toulouse, and for cause: it is a high-road passage between the Patte-d’Oie district – with the Arènes – and the hypercentre. Located around the alleys Charles de Fitte, the Catalan bridge and the Saint-Michel bridge, Raymond VI Park, the Abattoir Museum and the very famous Prairie des Filters – do not miss the famous Rio Loco Festival if you pass in June -, Saint-Cyprien is one of the most popular, dynamic and attractive districts of the city. You will certainly remember the Hospital de la Grave and its dome, Rue de la République and Rue du Pont Saint-Pierre. There are few hotels, but you will be charmed by accommodation at home via Airbnb , to enjoy a good neighbourhood life close to the city center. To stay in Toulouse and have affordable rents, there is no better.

Saint-Michel and Le Busca

Saint-Michel is one of the most student and popular Toulouse neighborhoods. In the east of the island of Ramier, rents are lower, finding an apartment is therefore cheaper. From the Metro Palais de Justice to the station Saint-Michel/Marcel Langer, the Grande Rue Saint-Michel and its ramifications has many apartments that you may be able to rent if a room is released. Enjoy beautiful urban walks on the side of these neighborhoods – Saint-Michel and Le Busca - including the Royal Garden, the Grand Rond, the Jardin des Plantes and along the Jules Guesde alleys. : one of the largest areas of greenery in Toulouse.

Main photo credit: Flickr – Pierre-Selim