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Mazamet
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Mazamet (; Languedocien: Masamet) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
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Mazamet is a commune in France, situated in the Tarn department within the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital for the cantons of Mazamet-Nord-Est and Mazamet-Sud-Ouest, as well as the historical cantons of Mazamet-1 and Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré. The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Castres and shares borders with Castans, Labastide-Esparbairenque, Les Martys, and Mas-Cabardès.
The area of Mazamet is 72.08 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 10,421 residents (4,670 male and 5,343 female) and another citing 11,479. Elevation data also differs, with values of 1,176 meters, 254 meters, and 255 meters recorded. The town is twinned with Rybnik.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mazamet
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 11,479
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Mazamet
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mazamet - Vue générale.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Panorama of Mazamet
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Mazamet (Tarn).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Castres
- French commune.canton
- Mazamet-1 and Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré
- French commune.INSEE
- 81163
- French commune.postal code
- 81200
- French commune.mayor
- Olivier Fabre
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Castres Mazamet
- French commune.elevation m
- 241
- French commune.elevation min m
- 213
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1176
- French commune.area km2
- 72.08
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Mazamet
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Castres
- Population
- 10085
- Area
- 72.08
- Elevation
- 671
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Aiguefonde
- Official website
- www.ville-mazamet.com
- Image
- Mazamet - Vue générale.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Mazamet
- Commons category
- Mazamet
- postal code
- 81200
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Mazamet
- twinned administrative body
- Rybnik
- male population
- 4670
- female population
- 5343
- P8168
- Vanna
- associated electoral district
- canton of Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-63-61-02-55
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- Economy
- Notable people
- Mazamet, ville morte in 1973
- Tour de France
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- Notes
- External links
- Gallery
Mazamet (; Languedocien: Masamet) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
It is the second-largest component of the Castres-Mazamet metropolitan area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mazamet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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