Albine
Albine Albina |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Camouflage | |
Arrondissement | Castres | |
Canton | Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré | |
Community association | Thoré Montagne Noire | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 28 ' N , 2 ° 32' E | |
height | 276–1,033 m | |
surface | 17.15 km 2 | |
Residents | 509 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 81240 | |
INSEE code | 81005 |
Albine ( Occitan : Albina ) is a French commune with 509 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitania region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Castres and the canton of Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré (until 2015: canton of Saint-Amans-Soult ). The inhabitants are called Albinòls .
location
Albine is located about 29 kilometers southeast of Castres at the foot of the Montagne Noire (Eng. "Black Mountains") and is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park . The Thoré river limits the municipality to the north. Albine is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Amans-Valtoret in the north and north-west, Rouairoux in the north, Sauveterre in the east, Lespinassière in the south, Castans in the south-west and Saint-Amans-Soult in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 607 | 619 | 586 | 593 | 566 | 546 | 528 | 524 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |