- Mazamet
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Mazamet
MazametAdministration Country France Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Tarn Arrondissement Castres Canton Mazamet Intercommunality Castres–Mazamet Mayor Suzanne Monteil
(2001–2008)Statistics Elevation 213–1,176 m (699–3,858 ft)
(avg. 241 m/791 ft)Land area1 72.08 km2 (27.83 sq mi) Population2 10,682 (2006) - Density 148 /km2 (380 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 81163/ 81200 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 43°29′34″N 2°22′27″E / 43.4927777778°N 2.37416666667°E
Mazamet (Masamet in Occitan) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
It is the second-largest component of the Castres-Mazamet metropolitan area.
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Geography
Mazamet is situated on the northern slope of the Montagne Noire and on the Arnette, a small tributary of the Thoré, which forms the commune's northern border.
Economy
Mazamet is an industrial town. Numerous establishments are employed in wool-spinning and in the manufacture of swan-skins and flannels, and clothing for troops, and hosiery, and there are important tanneries and leather-dressing, glove and dye works. Extensive commerce is carried on in wool and raw hides from Argentina, Australia and Cape Colony.
Personalities
- Pierre Sancan, pianist and composer, was born in Mazamet in 1916.
- Pierre Capretz, developer of the French in Action series for teaching French, was born in Mazamet in 1925.
- Laurent Jalabert and his younger brother Nicolas Jalabert, both professionals in Road bicycle racing, were born here.
Tour de France
Mazamet was the start for Stage 14 in the 2007 Tour de France, finishing on the top of Plateau de Beille. The stage was won by Alberto Contador, who later went on to win the Tour.
Twin towns
Mazamet is twinned with:
See also
- Castres-Mazamet Airport
- Communes of the Tarn department
- Tourism in Tarn
References
- INSEE
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Notes
- ^ "Rybnik Official Website - Twin Towns".
(in English) © 2008 Urząd Miasta Rybnika, ul. Bolesława Chrobrego 2, 44-200 Rybnik. http://www.rybnik.pl/index.php?id=324. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
External links
- Official website (French)
- Espace Apollo website of Mazamet Cultural centre
- official website of the Greater Castres-Mazamet Council (French)
- personal site (English), (French)
Categories:- Communes of Tarn
- Tarn geography stubs
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