Guess the French region with the help of this clue: putting the tour in tourism

In which of France's 13 regions was this photo taken?

This former dungeon has housed a major city’s tourist office since 1948

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Published Monday 27 October 2025 - 07:00 Modified Wednesday 29 October 2025 - 17:03

This building was formerly called the tour des Consistoires and the tour des Archives, and was designed to hold gunpowder and the city archives.

Since 1948 it has housed a tourist office.

Can you guess where it is located?

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A) Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) in the region of Occitanie

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