Réalmont
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Réalmont Rièlmont |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Camouflage | |
| Arrondissement | Albi | |
| Canton | Le Haut Dadou (main town) | |
| Community association | Center Tarn | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 11' E | |
| height | 181–333 m | |
| surface | 14.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,418 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 239 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 81120 | |
| INSEE code | 81222 | |
| Website | http://www.realmont.fr/ | |
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Réalmont ( Occitan : Rièlmont ) is a French commune with 3,418 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitanie region . Réalmont belongs to the arrondissement of Albi and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Le Haut Dadou .
geography
Réalmont is about twenty kilometers south of Albi in the valley of the river Dadou . Réalmont is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lombers in the north and north-west, Ronel in the north and north-east, Saint-Lieux-Lafenasse in the east, Vénès in the south and Saint-Genest-de-Contest in the south-west and west.
The former national routes 118 and 631 run through the municipality .
history
In 1272, Réalmont became a royal bastide of Philip III. founded, from which the name Réalmont ( royal mountain ) is derived.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,362 | 2,505 | 2,618 | 2,538 | 2,631 | 2,850 | 3,179 | 3,285 |
Attractions
- Church and Protestant Church
- La Fréjaire fountain from the 17th century
Personalities
- Jean de Coras (1512–1572), lawyer and humanist
- Guillaume Rondelet (1507–1566), naturalist
- Jean-Marie Charles Abrial (1879–1962), Vice Admiral
