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Belcastel is a commune in the Tarn department of the Occitanie region in France. It is situated within the arrondissement of Castres and the canton of Lavaur. The municipality has an area of 10.81 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 271 meters above sea level. It shares borders with the neighboring communes of Verfeil, Bannières, Lavaur, and Montcabrier.
The population of Belcastel is recorded as 246, comprising 122 males and 115 females. Another source lists the population as 186. The commune uses the postal code 81500. Its official name is Belcastel, and it is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Lavaur Cocagne.
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- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Tarn
- Arrondissement
- Castres
- Canton
- Lavaur Cocagne
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Christophe Esparbié
- Area
- 10.81 km (4.17 sq mi)
- Density
- 20.0/km (51.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 81025 /81500
- Elevation
- 173–271 m (568–889 ft) , (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Belcastel
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Castres
- Population
- 216
- Area
- 10.81
- Elevation
- 225
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Verfeil
- Image
- France Tarn Belcastel.jpg
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- Commons category
- Belcastel (Tarn)
- postal code
- 81500
- different from
- Belcastel
- associated electoral district
- canton of Lavaur Cocagne
- male population
- 122
- female population
- 115
- P8168
- Tessa Hofmann
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-63-58-75-55
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Encyclopedic overview
Belcastel ( French pronunciation: [bɛlkastɛl]; Occitan: Bèl Castèl, meaning beautiful castle) is a commune of the Tarn department of southern France.
See also
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belcastel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.