Castres, Tarn
commune in Tarn, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castres (Occitan: Castras) is a commune in the region of Midi-Pyrénées, in southwestern France. It is the sous-prefecture (capital) of the arrondissement of the same name in the Tarn department.
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 43°36′00″N 2°15′00″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Castres |
Canton | Castres-1, 2 and 3 |
Intercommunality | Castres-Mazamet |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Pascal Bugis |
Area 1 | 98.17 km2 (37.90 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 41,382 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Demonym | Castrais |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 81065 /81100 |
Elevation | 151–367 m (495–1,204 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
Website | www.ville-castres.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Castres is (after Toulouse, Tarbes and Albi) the fourth largest industrial centre of the mainly rural Midi-Pyrénées région and the largest in that part of Languedoc between Toulouse and Montpellier.