The European Space Agency has published a detailed satellite view of Toulouse in southwest France, captured by the Pleiades Neo mission. According to ESA, the city's terracotta tiled roofs give it the nickname "la ville rose", or the pink city.

The image shows the Garonne river winding through the city centre, along with the bridges that cross it and connect the Ile du Grand Ramier, where the white oval of Toulouse Stadium is visible. ESA also points out the Brienne, Midi and Garonne canals, the Matabiau railway station and the tree-lined avenues around the University of Toulouse. Near the station, a rectangular grey area is identified as the historic Terre Cabade cemetery, and the city's congress centre and Japanese gardens appear in the top-left corner.

ESA says the two Pleiades Neo satellites have been in orbit since 2021 and capture images with a resolution of up to 30 cm. The mission is part of ESA's Third Party Missions programme, through which the agency acquires, processes, distributes and archives data from satellites operated by other organisations. The image is credited to Airbus DS (2024) and processed by ESA.