Rouairoux

Rouairoux Roairós
region	Occitania
Department	Camouflage
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré
Community association	Thoré Montagne Noire
Coordinates	43 ° 30 ′  N , 2 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 30 ′  N , 2 ° 34 ′  E
height	279-863 m
surface	28.48 km 2
Residents	367 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	81240
INSEE code	81231

Rouairoux ( Occitan : Roairós ) is a French commune with 367 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Castres and the canton of Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré (until 2015: canton of Saint-Amans-Soult ).

location

Rouairoux is located about 24 kilometers east-southeast of Castres in the Montagne Noire (Eng. "Black Mountains") and is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park . The Thoré borders the community in the south. Rouairoux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Anglès in the north and east, Lacabarède in the southeast, Sauveterre in the south and Saint-Amans-Valtoret in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	576	503	380	371	388	337	373	364
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Lierre cross
• Caylus Castle

Web links

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