Rabastens
Sign in to saveRabastens () is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn. The historian Gustave de Clausade (1815–1888) was born in Rabastens of which he became mayor in 1848.
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Rabastens is a commune in the Tarn department within the Occitanie region of France. It serves as the capital of the canton of Rabastens and the canton of Vignobles et Bastides. The town is situated near the Tarn river and shares borders with Salvagnac, Coufouleux, Grazac, and Lisle-sur-Tarn. Its official postal code is 81800.
The area of the commune is 66.29 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 5,867 residents (2,718 male and 2,902 female) and another citing 4,714. Elevation data also differs, with one source recording 252 meters above sea level and another 129 meters. Rabastens is distinct from Rabastens-de-Bigorre.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rabastens
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,714
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Rabastens
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Rabastens (Tarn).svg
- French commune.image
- 81 - Rabastens vu de Coufouleux.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Rabastens on the River Tarn
- French commune.arrondissement
- Albi
- French commune.canton
- Vignobles et Bastides
- French commune.INSEE
- 81220
- French commune.postal code
- 81800
- French commune.mayor
- Nicolas Géraud
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Gaillac-Graulhet
- French commune.elevation m
- 117
- French commune.elevation min m
- 95
- French commune.elevation max m
- 252
- French commune.area km2
- 66.29
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Rabastens
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Albi
- Population
- 5867
- Area
- 66.29
- Elevation
- 170
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Tarn
- Capital of
- canton of Vignobles et Bastides
- Shares border with
- Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe
- Official website
- www.mairie-rabastens-tarn.fr
- Image
- 81 - Rabastens vu de Coufouleux.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rabastens
- postal code
- 81800
- associated electoral district
- canton of Vignobles et Bastides
- different from
- Rabastens-de-Bigorre
- male population
- 2718
- female population
- 2902
- P8168
- Feliks Chmurkowski
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-63-33-64-00
- P12749
- Castro
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
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- References
Rabastens () is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn. The historian Gustave de Clausade (1815–1888) was born in Rabastens of which he became mayor in 1848.
On 23 July 1570, during the French Wars of Religion, the troops of Blaise de Montluc took the town and massacred most of the Protestant garrison.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rabastens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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