Saint-Amans-Soult
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Saint-Amans-Soult Sant Amanç de Solt |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Camouflage | |
| Arrondissement | Castres | |
| Canton | Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré | |
| Community association | Castres Mazamet | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 29 ′ E | |
| height | 239-1,172 m | |
| surface | 24.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,577 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 63 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 81240 | |
| INSEE code | 81238 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-amans-soult.fr/ | |
Saint-Amans-Soult ( Occitan : Sant Amanç de Solt ; until 1851: Saint-Amans-La-Bastide ) is a French commune with 1,577 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 ).
location
Saint-Amans-Soult is located about 25 kilometers south-east of Castres at the foot of the Montagne Noire (Eng. "Black Mountains") and is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park . The Thoré delimits the municipality in the north. Saint-Amans-Soult is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Amans-Valtoret in the north, Albine in the east, Castans in the south, Mazamet in the west and Bout-du-Pont-de-Larn in the north-west.
The former route nationale 112 (today's D612) runs along the northern edge of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,716 | 1,732 | 1,717 | 1,634 | 1,677 | 1,672 | 1,680 | 1,656 |
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Attractions
- Church from the 13th century, destroyed during the Wars of Religion, with an octagonal tower
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
- Soult-Berg Castle
- Former barracks of the gendarmerie, Monument historique
octagonal church tower
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church in front of the panorama of the Black Mountains
Soult-Berg Castle
Personalities
- Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769–1851), Marshal General under Napoleon, Minister of War
- Pierre-Benoît Soult (1770–1843), Lieutenant General
