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Also known as Carmauç

Carmaux (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Carmaux is a commune in France, situated in the Tarn department within the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital for several administrative cantons, including Carmaux-Nord and Carmaux-Sud. The town has a population of 9,927, comprising 4,443 males and 5,057 females, and covers an area of 14.16 square kilometers. Its postal code is 81400, and it is located at an elevation of 340 meters above sea level.

The commune shares borders with Blaye-les-Mines, Almayrac, Le Garric, and Monestiés. Carmaux is twinned with Neckarsulm and Porcari. It falls under the jurisdiction of the arrondissement of Albi and is associated with the electoral districts of Carmaux-1 Le Ségala and Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou.

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Place details

Locality
Carmaux
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
10,413
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
3.0 µg/m³
PM10
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Key facts

French commune.name
Carmaux
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Carmaux-centre.jpg
French commune.caption
View of the city center of Carmaux
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Carmaux (Tarn).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Albi
French commune.canton
Carmaux-1 Le Ségala and Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
French commune.INSEE
81060
French commune.postal code
81400
French commune.mayor
Jean-Louis Bousquet
French commune.term
2021–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Carmausin-Ségala
French commune.elevation m
235
French commune.elevation min m
228
French commune.elevation max m
340
French commune.area km2
14.16

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Carmaux
Country
France
Population
9872
Area
14.16
Elevation
277
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Capital of
Ségala
Shares border with
Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux
Official website
www.carmaux.fr
Image
Carmaux-centre.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Carmaux
twinned administrative body
Porcari
Commons category
Carmaux
postal code
81400
male population
4443
female population
5057
associated electoral district
canton of Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-63-80-22-50
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Travel guide

Understand

Carmaux is located north of Albi. It was once the city of coal, whose presence still marks the place and its surroundings, even if some mines have been transformed into leisure centers.

See

You can visit the Cité Minière of Carmaux if you like history and learning about a city. If you love art and glass, you can visit the Musée de verre of Carmaux. But if you love sports, it is possible for you to visit Cap’Decouvert. It is a large park with a lot of sports activities and it is very funny and cool.

Eat

There are a lot of restaurants with low prices in Carmaux like these restaurants, Ô Saveurs d’Antan, its gastronomic French food, Le Boeuf Marin, it's a mid gastronomic restaurant. Or if you like simpler food, you can eat in L’Eclat . { "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [ [ 2.1354675292968754, 44.039725114583696 ], [ 2.1354675292968754, 44.059712566971974 ], [ 2.181816101074219, 44.059712566971974 ], [ 2.181816101074219, 44.039725114583696 ], [ 2.1354675292968754, 44.039725114583696 ] ] ] } } ] }

Sleep

In Carmaux, you can sleep in many places like the Gîte «De La Fontaine Verte» or Gîte «Quartier de la tour».

There is also a hotel called «Le Gambetta», and Carmaux has a good reputation for camping sites.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Industries
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Famous residents
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Carmaux (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

==Industries==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carmaux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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