Saint-Amans-Valtoret
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Saint-Amans-Valtoret Sant Amanç de Val Toret |
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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 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 240-826 m | |
| surface | 35.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 902 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 81240 | |
| INSEE code | 81239 | |
 Saint-Amans-Valtoret castle |
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Saint-Amans-Valtoret ( Occitan : Sant Amanç de Val Toret ) is a French commune with 902 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
Saint-Amans-Valtoret is located about 25 kilometers south-east of Castres at the foot of the Montagne Noire (German "Black Mountains") and is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park . The Thoré borders the community in the south. In the north is the Lac des Saints-Peyres . Saint-Amans-Valtoret is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Vintrou in the north and north-west, Lasfaillades in the north, Anglès in the north-east, Rouairoux in the east, Sauveterre and Albine in the south-east, Saint-Amans-Soult in the south, and Bout-du-Pont-de -Larn in the west and Pont-de-Larn in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,263 | 1,214 | 1,020 | 920 | 985 | 966 | 920 | 934 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Amans-Valtoret Castle, originally built in the 14th century, rebuilt in the 17th century, monument historique since 1960
- Lake Les Saints-Peyres
