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Carmaux | |
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Coordinates: 44°03′00″N 2°09′32″E / 44.05°N 2.1589°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Albi |
Canton | Carmaux-1 Le Ségala and Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou |
Intercommunality | Carmausin-Ségala |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Jean-Louis Bousquet[1] |
Area 1 | 14.16 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 9,898 |
• Density | 700/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.[3]
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.[4] 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. Carmaux station has rail connections to Toulouse, Albi and Rodez.
Demographics
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
Famous residents
- Bernard Lazare: journalist
- Jean Jaurès: politician
- Jack Cantoni: France Rugby Union International 1970–4
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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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