University of Toulouse is one of the oldest universities of France and is located in Toulouse, a city in Southern France on the banks of the Garonne river. It was found ed in 1229 AD as a result of the Paris Treaty marking the end of the battle between the Roman Catholic Church and its oppo nents. Foulques de Toulouse, the then bishop of Toulouse, played a major role in the setting up of the university. Now, the universi ty has an enrolment exceeding 1,00,000, and is the second largest university in France. The sixteenth century philosopher and astronomer Bruno and the Chemistry Nobel Laureate Sabatier, and the artist Dulac were some of its most illustrious faculty members.
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