Sémalens
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Camouflage | |
| Arrondissement | Castres | |
| Canton | Plaine de l'Agoût (main town) | |
| Community association | Sor et l'Agout | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 39 ′ N , 2 ° 3 ′ E | |
| height | 146-280 m | |
| surface | 11.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,013 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 181 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 81570 | |
| INSEE code | 81281 | |
| Website | http://www.semalens.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Sémalens |
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Sémalens is a French commune with 2,013 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Castres and the canton of Plaine de l'Agoût (until 2015: canton of Vielmur-sur-Agout ). The inhabitants are called Sémalensois (es) .
geography
Sémalens is located about 53 kilometers east of Toulouse and about ten kilometers west of Castres on the Sor River . The Agout River limits the community to the east. Sémalens is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vielmur-sur-Agout in the north, Fréjeville in the east, Saïx in the southeast, Cambounet-sur-le-Sor in the south, Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the southwest and Puylaurens in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 977 | 1.004 | 1,232 | 1,412 | 1,651 | 1,843 | 2.011 | 2,004 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Michel church from the 15th century, monument historique
- Bridge Antoinette (also: Bridge of Aiguillou), built in 1884 bridge over the Agout, by Paul Séjourné
Saint-Michel church
Aiguillou Bridge
