Sauveterre, Tarn

Sauveterre

Sauveterre
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Tarn
Arrondissement Castres
Canton Saint-Amans-Soult
Intercommunality Haute Vallée du Thoré
Mayor Claude Cabrol
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 279–986 m (915–3,235 ft)
(avg. 301 m/988 ft)
Land area1 12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population2 172  (2006)
 - Density 14 /km2 (36 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 81278/ 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.

Sauveterre (Occitan: Sauvatèrra, meaning safe land) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography

The Thoré forms the commune's northern border.

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