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Gaillac
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Gaillac (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It had a population of 16,162 inhabitants in 2023. Its inhabitants are called Gaillacois in French.
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Gaillac is a commune in France, situated within the Tarn department and the arrondissement of Albi. It serves as the capital of the canton of Gaillac and is located in the Occitanie region. The town borders Broze, Brens, Cahuzac-sur-Vère, and Castelnau-de-Montmiral, and is positioned next to the Tarn body of water. Its official postal code is 81600.
The area of Gaillac is 50.93 square kilometers. According to available data, the population is 16,162, comprising 7,172 males and 8,122 females. Another source lists the population as 12,600. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 288 meters in one dataset and 148 meters in another. Gaillac is twinned with Caspe and Santa Maria a Vico.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gaillac
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 12,600
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Gaillac
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Gaillac - Marché couvert et maison à colombages place du Griffoul.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Place du Griffoul, in Gaillac
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Gaillac (Tarn).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Albi
- French commune.canton
- Gaillac
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Gaillac-Graulhet
- French commune.mayor
- Martine Souquet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.INSEE
- 81099
- French commune.postal code
- 81600
- French commune.elevation m
- 140
- French commune.elevation min m
- 105
- French commune.elevation max m
- 288
- French commune.area km2
- 50.93
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Gaillac
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Albi
- Population
- 16162
- Area
- 50.93
- Elevation
- 175
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Tarn
- Shares border with
- Brens
- Official website
- www.ville-gaillac.fr
- Image
- Gaillac - Marché couvert et maison à colombages place du Griffoul.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Gaillac
- twinned administrative body
- Santa Maria a Vico
- Commons category
- Gaillac
- postal code
- 81600
- associated electoral district
- canton of Gaillac
- male population
- 7172
- female population
- 8122
- P8168
- Madison County
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-63-81-20-20
- fax number
- +33-5-63-57-33-45
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Travel guide
Understand
Gaillac was created in 972. The first house in Gaillac is Maison Pierre de biens.
Gaillac is a wine city and it is principal economy. Gaillac is located in Tarn.
See
In Gaillac you can visit a museum such as the Museum Gaillac of fine Arts at the Castle de Foucaud, In the castle there are arts statues. Or visit the wine museum at the l'Abbaye Saint Michel from Gaillac, a museum telling the wine history in Gaillac. Gaillac has other activities such as a Festivals with attractions every year, or a Market every Friday at 08:00 to 13:00. The city has a cinema. And going to see vineyard.
Sleep
To sleep in Gaillac 2 choices hostel or guest hostel. An example of a hostel is hostel restaurants la verrerie has 3 stars.
And for guest hostel The Perch domaine: +33 05 63 56 58 24
Hostel restaurant la verrerie +33 05 63 57 32 77, https://www.laverrerie81.com/
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Administration
- Transport
- Sport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Gaillac (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It had a population of 16,162 inhabitants in 2023. Its inhabitants are called Gaillacois in French.
==Geography==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gaillac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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