Briatexte
Sign in to saveBriatexte (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Briatexte
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,761
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Briatexte
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Briatexte (Tarn).svg
- French commune.image
- Briatexte moulin.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Dadou
- French commune.arrondissement
- Castres
- French commune.canton
- Graulhet
- French commune.INSEE
- 81039
- French commune.postal code
- 81390
- French commune.mayor
- Alain Glade
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Gaillac-Graulhet
- French commune.elevation m
- 150
- French commune.elevation min m
- 119
- French commune.elevation max m
- 294
- French commune.area km2
- 15
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Official website
Briatexte, commune du Tarn (81), Occitanie | Site de la Mairie
Bienvenue sur le site de la commune de Briatexte. Découvrez le patrimoine de notre village et retrouvez les informations pratiques pour votre quotidien.
briatexte.fr →Link to the official site · 3,635 chars · not written by Vinony
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|Briatexte mill Briatexte counts 2000 inhabitants (2018).
The bastide of Briatexte was founded in 1287 by Simon de Briseteste, Seneschal of Carcassonne, on behalf of King Philippe le Bel, on the site of the Cathar village of Les Touelles, which had been razed by the troops of Simon de Montfort in 1212.
Get in
Briatexte is on the Dadou river on the old national road 631 between Giroussens 10 km to the west and Graulhet 6 km to the east. It is 9 km south-west of Lavaur.
See
thumb|Town hall thumb|Notre Dame de Beaulieu church Notre-Dame de Beaulieu church is a beautiful historical monument. You can visit a vineyard and taste the local Côtes-du-Tarn wine. You can see the mill on the Dadou. There are two football stadiums and two rugby stadiums. The town has a beautiful town hall (mairie) on the Place du Monument.
Eat
Briatexte has two patisseries, but no restaurant. In Gaillac, La Bodega is a really good restaurant. In Lagrave, try Le Bistoquet.
Drink
Café Le Chillot Pizza du Monde Bar de la France
Sleep
You can book a guest room through Gîtes du Tarn: .
There is no hotel or inn, but there is La Maison des Delices in Coufouleux. This home is very warm, and their breakfast is really delicious.
Or in Rabastens you can see the Castle of Foncoussière or the Résidence La Salamand which is very welcoming too.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- See also
- References
Briatexte (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
==Geography== The river Dadou flows westward through the northern part of the commune and crosses the village.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Briatexte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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