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Puycelsi

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Also known as Puycelci, Puicelcy-la-Montagne

Puycelsi (, before 2011: Puycelci; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Puycelsi is a commune in the Tarn department of France, situated within the Occitanie region. It lies in the arrondissement of Albi and the canton of Castelnau-de-Montmiral, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Vignobles et Bastides. The area covers 39.2 square kilometers and has an elevation of 367 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 81140.

The commune shares borders with Castelnau-de-Montmiral, Larroque, Lisle-sur-Tarn, and Salvagnac. It is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 463 residents (235 male and 214 female) and another citing 494. Official names for the locality include Puycelsi, Puycelci, and Puicelcy-la-Montagne.

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Place details

Locality
Puycelsi
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
494

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Key facts

French commune.name
Puycelsi
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
MaisonPuycelsi.jpg
French commune.caption
15th-century house in Puycelsi
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Puycelci (Tarn).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Albi
French commune.canton
Vignobles et Bastides
French commune.INSEE
81217
French commune.postal code
81140
French commune.mayor
Jacques Vigouroux
French commune.term
2022–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Gaillac-Graulhet
French commune.elevation m
280
French commune.elevation min m
132
French commune.elevation max m
367
French commune.area km2
39.2

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Puicelcy-la-Montagne
Country
France
Population
456
Area
39.2
Elevation
233
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Puygaillard-de-Quercy
Official website
www.puycelsi.fr
Image
Puycelsi-montée-Janade.jpg
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Commons category
Puycelsi
postal code
81140
associated electoral district
canton of Vignobles et Bastides
male population
235
female population
214
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-63-33-11-14
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Travel guide

Understand

Puycelsi is an ancient medieval village which was founded in the 10th century built on a hill.

It is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France, an association of rural villages.

See

You can see a beautiful church in Puycelsi, play in the "chemin des voleurs" or visit a big castle.

You can see the horizon at the edge of the rempart.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Toponym
  • History
  • Notable buildings
  • Demography
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Puycelsi (, before 2011: Puycelci; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The Most Beautiful Villages of France") association. It had 449 inhabitants in 2017.

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

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