Castres
Sign in to saveCastres (; Castras in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 42,505.
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Castres is a town in southern France that serves as a subprefecture (administrative center) of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region, located in the historic province of Languedoc. As of 2023, it had a population of about 42,500 people.
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- Castres
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- Occitanie
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- France
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Castres (; Castras in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 42,505.
Castres is the fourth-largest industrial centre of the predominantly rural former Midi-Pyrénées region after Toulouse, Tarbes and Albi, as well as the largest in the part of Languedoc lying between Toulouse and Montpellier. It is noted for being the birthplace of the famous socialist leader Jean Jaurès (1859–1914) and home to the important Goya Museum of Spanish painting.