Amarens
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Camouflage | |
| Arrondissement | Albi | |
| Canton | Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou | |
| Community association | Gaillac-Graulhet | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 2 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ E | |
| height | 175-292 m | |
| surface | 4.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 68 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 81170 | |
| INSEE code | 81009 | |
 Amarens - town view |
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Amarens is a municipality in the south of France with 68 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the area of Cordes-sur-Ciel in the Tarn department in the Occitania region .
location
Amarens is located in the cultural landscape of the Albigeois only about 8 km (driving distance) southwest of Cordes-sur-Ciel at an altitude of about 170 m above sea level. d. M. The climate is temperate; Rain falls all year round.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2017 |
| Residents | 195 | 182 | 105 | 93 | 78 | 68 |
The decline in the number of inhabitants in the late 19th and first half of the 20th century is mainly due to the mechanization of agriculture and the associated loss of jobs.
economy
For centuries, the residents of the village lived on agriculture as self-sufficient . Small amounts of wine were also grown; it is now marketed under the names Comté Tolosan , Côtes du Tarn , Gaillac etc.
history
The history of the lonely place is closely linked to that of Cordes and the villages in the area.
Attractions
The single-aisled parish church of St-André , spanned inside by an open roof structure , stands in a wooded property approx. 200 m away from the village and is surrounded by the graves of the cemetery. It has a protruding unadorned bell gable .
