The Toulouse Space Centre covers about fifty acres in the area of Rangueil-Lespinet. Near the historic site of Montaudran

Montaudran

Montaudran is a suburb of Toulouse situated to the south east of the city , by the Hers-Mort river. It is notable thanks to the Aéropostale company and its aerodrome which was the base for the aeronautical pioneers between 1917 and 1933 who established the first commercial air routes with postal...

 (Aeropostale) is the center of a vast complex scientific and academic-oriented aerospace where there are particular schools (University Paul Sabatier

Paul Sabatier University

Paul Sabatier University is a French university, in the Academy of Toulouse.Founded in 1229, the University of Toulouse is one of the oldest in Europe. Today’s Toulouse III was named for Paul Sabatier, winner of the 1912 Nobel prize in chemistry, when it was established on the foundations of the...

, ISAE, ENAC

École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile

The ' is a French and a national French civil aeronautics academy .It was founded in 1949 in Paris Orly and moved to Toulouse in 1968....

, IAS

Institut aéronautique et spatial

Institut aéronautique et spatial is the French aeronautical industry's education coordinator. IAS was created in 1980 and is located in Toulouse. It is directly under the supervision of GIFAS international committee...

, ..) Laboratories (CERT-ONERA

Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales

Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales or Onera is the French aerospace research center. It is a public establishment with industrial and commercial operations, and carries out application-oriented research to support enhanced innovation and competitiveness in the aerospace and...

, LAAS, CESR OMP (LEGOS, DTP), GRGS, CESBIO, ...) and aerospace companies (EADS Astrium

EADS Astrium

Astrium Satellites is one of the three business units of Astrium, a subsidiary of EADS. It is a European space manufacturer involved in the manufacture of spacecraft used for science, Earth observation and telecommunication, as well as the equipment and subsystems used therein and related ground...

, Spot Image, CLS-Argos Intespace, ...). Its tasks cover, with the exception of launchers and their launches, the essential tasks and technical assistance to scientists are the responsibility of CNES

CNES

The is the French government space agency . Established under President Charles de Gaulle in 1961, its headquarters are located in central Paris and it is under the supervision of the French Ministries of Defence and Research...

. It differs in its activities:

1. Project management.
2. Research studies and technology.
3. The operation centers for the latest position and management in orbit.
4. The computer facilities and study mathematics.
5. The media: Administration, Logistics and Communication.