Castelnau-de-Lévis
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Castelnau-de-Lévis Castélnòu de Levis |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Camouflage | |
| Arrondissement | Albi | |
| Canton | Albi-3 | |
| Community association | Albigeois | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 56 ' N , 2 ° 5' E | |
| height | 133-280 m | |
| surface | 21.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,594 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 74 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 81150 | |
| INSEE code | 81063 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-castelnaudelevis.com/ | |
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Castelnau-de-Lévis is a French commune with 1,594 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Albi and the canton of Albi-3 (until 2015: canton of Albi-Nord-Ouest ).
geography
Castelnau-de-Lévis is located about five kilometers northwest of the center of Albi on the edge of the Cevennes Mountains. The Tarn limits the community in the south. Castelnau-de-Lévis is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Castanet in the north and north-west, Sainte-Croix in the north, Cagnac-les-Mines in the north-east, Albi in the east and south-east, Terssac in the south, Marssac-sur-Tarn in the south-west, Labastide- de-Lévis in the west and Bernac in the northwest.
history
Castelnau-de-Lévis was founded as a bastide in 1234 .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
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| 571 | 686 | 946 | 1145 | 1308 | 1403 | 1520 | 1594 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Barthélemy Church, Monument historique
- Castle ruins of Castelnau-de-Lévis, 1235 as a stronghold for Sicard Alaman, a vassal of Raymond VII. Built,
Saint Barthélemy Church
Castle ruins of Castelnau-de-Lévis
