Rouairoux

Rouairoux

Rouairoux
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Tarn
Arrondissement Castres
Canton Saint-Amans-Soult
Intercommunality Haute Vallée du Thoré
Mayor Jean-Louis Rouanet
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 279–863 m (915–2,831 ft)
(avg. 573 m/1,880 ft)
Land area1 28.48 km2 (11.00 sq mi)
Population2 380  (2006)
 - Density 13 /km2 (34 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 81231/ 81240
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.

Rouairoux is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography

The Thoré forms the commune's southern border; the Fontanelles, a tributary of the Thoré, forms part of its eastern border; the Peyrettes, another tributary of the Thoré, forms most of its western border.

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