Graulhet
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Commune of Graulhet A lane in Graulhet |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 01°59'21" E |
| Latitude | 43°45'42" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | Graulhet (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de Communes Tarn & Dadou |
| Mayor | Jean Picarel (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 126 m–373 m (avg. 160 m) |
| Land area¹ | 56.75 km² km² |
| Population² (1999) |
12,656 |
| - Density (1999) | 223/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81105/ 81300 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Graulhet is a town in France. It is a centre of tanning. Leather was the main activity before industry went to China. Graulhet is crossed by the Dadou river; it is a typical village of the South of France, also called Midi.
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