Labastide-Rouairoux
Labastide-Rouairoux La Bastida de Roairós |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Camouflage | |
Arrondissement | Castres | |
Canton | Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré | |
Community association | Thoré Montagne Noire | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 38 ′ E | |
height | 364-940 m | |
surface | 23.67 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,410 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 60 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 81270 | |
INSEE code | 81115 | |
Website | http://www.labastide-rouairoux.com | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Labastide-Rouairoux |
Labastide-Rouairoux ( Occitan : La Bastida de Roairós ) is a French commune with 1,410 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitania region . 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 bastidians .
location
Labastide-Rouairoux is located about 28 kilometers east-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 flows through the municipality. Labastide-Rouairoux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Anglès in the north and west, Courniou in the east, Verreries-de-Moussans in the south-east, Ferrals-les-Montagnes in the south and Lacabarède in the west and south-west.
The former route nationale 112 (today's D612) runs through the municipality .
history
In 1166 the bastide was founded by Raymond V , Count of Toulouse.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 3,313 | 3,208 | 2,858 | 2,301 | 2,027 | 1,753 | 1,631 | 1,418 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Saturnin Church
- Textile museum
- Dolmen of la Gante
Personalities
- Christophe Bassons (* 1974), racing cyclist