Mazamet
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Mazamet is a town and commune of southwestern France, in the Tarn département, 41 m. S.S.E. of Albi by rail. Population (1999), town, 10,544; commune, 30,000.
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[edit] Geography
Mazamet is situated on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires and on the Arnette, a small sub-tributary of the Agout.
[edit] 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.
[edit] People
Laurent Jalabert and his younger brother Nicolas Jalabert, both professionals in Road bicycle racing, were born here.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
[edit] External links
- Espace Apollo website of Mazamet Cultural centre
- official website of the Greater Castres-Mazamet Council - In French only
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