Carmaux
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Coordinates: 44°03′00″N 2°09′32″E / 44.05°N 2.1589°ECoordinates: 44°03′00″N 2°09′32″E / 44.05°N 2.1589°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Albi |
Canton | Carmaux-1 Le Ségala and Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou |
Intercommunality | Carmausin-Ségala |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Bousquet |
Area 1 | 14.16 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 9,641 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 81060 /81400 |
Elevation | 228–340 m (748–1,115 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Carmaux (French pronunciation: [kaʁmo]; Occitan: Carmauç) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.[2]
Industries[]
The Compagnie minière de Carmaux has its origins in a coal mining concession granted in 1852 to Gabriel de Solages, which became the Compagnie minière de Carmaux. He also founded a glass bottle factory, fueled by the coal.[3] Carmaux was famous for its industries of coal mining (from the thirteenth century to 2000) and its glassworks (from the eighteenth century to 1931).
Geography[]
The Cérou flows northwestward through the commune and crosses the town.
Demographics[]
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
Famous residents[]
- Bernard Lazare: journalist
- Jean Jaurès: politician
- Jack Cantoni: France Rugby Union International 1970–4
See also[]
- Communes of the Tarn department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. .
- ^ Monnié, A. (1929), "Le bassin houiller de Carmaux-Albi" (PDF), Annales de Géographie (in French), 38 (216): 581, doi:10.3406/geo.1929.9935, retrieved 2017-07-23[permanent dead link]
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Carmaux, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[]
- (in French) Carmaux official website
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Categories:
- Communes of Tarn (department)
- Languedoc
- Tarn (department) geography stubs