Mazamet
| Mazamet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
|
Panorama of Mazamet | ||
| ||
  Mazamet | ||
|
Location within Occitanie region  Mazamet | ||
| Coordinates: 43°29′34″N 2°22′27″E / 43.4928°N 2.3742°ECoordinates: 43°29′34″N 2°22′27″E / 43.4928°N 2.3742°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Tarn | |
| Arrondissement | Castres | |
| Canton | Mazamet-1 and Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré | |
| Intercommunality | Castres–Mazamet | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Olivier Fabre | |
| Area1 | 72.08 km2 (27.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 12,350 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81163 /81200 | |
| Elevation |
213–1,176 m (699–3,858 ft) (avg. 241 m or 791 ft) | |
|
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. | ||
.svg.png)
Mazamet (Languedocien: Masamet) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
It is the second-largest component of the Castres-Mazamet metropolitan area.
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, New Zealand, Uruguay, and South Africa (Cape Colony).
Personalities
- Maurice Euzennat (1926–2004), historian and archaeologist, died in Mazamet
- 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.
- Jean-Michel Vernhes, public servant, was born in Mazamet in 1950.
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
References
- INSEE
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mazamet". Encyclopædia Britannica. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 939.
- Notes
- ↑ "Rybnik Official Website - Twin Towns". Urząd Miasta Rybnika. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mazamet. |
- Official website (in French)
- Espace Apollo website of Mazamet Cultural centre
- official website of the Greater Castres-Mazamet Council (in French)
- personal site (in English), (in French)