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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.

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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

Official name
Rabastens
Country
France
Population
5867
Area
66.29
Elevation
170
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Tarn
Shares border with
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe
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
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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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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