The name Matabiau corresponds to the French pronunciation of the Occitan word Matarbuau. Alavetz, cal estar prudent / so, we must remain cautious but it is said that there used to be a slaughterhouse in this Toulouse district. The slaughterhouse says lo masel. In Occitan, matar means to kill. Matar Buau, kill the beef. If in Toulouse, the beef is pronounced in Occitan the buau, it is not the same in Toulouse Gascony, in the Gers or in Comminges. Indeed, in these 3 Gascon regions, the beef is said le bueu o eth bueu. Everywhere else you hear people say lo buòu.

Mas benlèu that Matarbuau vòl say who may…

But perhaps Matabiau means chosen other: indeed, there is another meaning. Some historians believe that Matabiau corresponds to the place where the bull would have been completed / heifer, having dragged Saint Sernin from the rue du Taur. Cossí that brave world turns, how many cambiaments in Matarbuau dempuèi 20 years! Anyway, the Matabiau district has changed a lot over the past 20 years. E me podètz to create, you are not acabat! And it’s not finished ! Matabiau will expand with the creation of a multimodal hub and the opening of a new entrance located on the Marengo side.

Amb una entrada novèla per la gara!

With a new entrance for the station! Aquela d’aquí se trobarà en fàcia de Tolosa Metropòli e de la Mediatèca / this new entrance will be located in front of the Toulouse Métropole headquarters and the José Cabanis media library. The new entrance will lead to one of the four future forecourt of the station. Crearàn tanben de tunèls novèls / new tunnels will be created. Finally, a room will allow travelers to reach the car parks, metro ticket offices, railway platforms and the historic building.