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Briatexte ; Britèsta
region	Occitania
Department	Camouflage
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Graulhet
Community association	Gaillac-Graulhet
Coordinates	43 ° 45 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 45 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ E
height	119-294 m
surface	15 km 2
Residents	2,016 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	134 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	81390
INSEE code	81039
Website	http://www.briatexte.fr/
	; Town hall of Briatexte

Briatexte ( Occitan : Britèsta ) is a French commune with 2,016 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitania region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Castres and is part of the canton of Graulhet . The inhabitants call themselves Briatextois .

geography

Briatexte lies on the Dadou , a tributary of the Agout . Briatexte is located about 40 km northeast of Toulouse and about 27 km southwest of Albi . Briatexte is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Puybegon in the north and north-west, Graulhet in the east, Cabanès in the south and south-east, Fiac in the south and Saint-Gauzens in the west and south-west.

The former route nationale 631 (today's D631) leads through the municipality .

history

Briatexte is a bastide that was founded in 1287 by Simon de Briseteste, the Seneschal of Carcassonne, for King Philip IV . The settlement was built on the site of the former Cathar village of Touelles. The place was fortified in the 14th century.

Briatexte was besieged in 1622 during the Wars of Religion. The residents had converted to Protestantism.

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
1,340	1,546	1,791	1,865	1,800	1,662	1,701	2.008

Attractions

Notre-Dame de Beaulieu church
old castle
Mill on the Dadou

Notre-Dame church
Mill on the Dadou

Personalities

Gilles Barthe (1906–1993), Archbishop of Monaco and Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, born in Briatexte

Web links

Commons : Briatexte - collection of images, videos and audio files