Sorèze
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Camouflage | |
| Arrondissement | Castres | |
| Canton | La Montagne Noire | |
| Community association | Lauragais Revel Sorèzois | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 27 ' N , 2 ° 4' E | |
| height | 204-781 m | |
| surface | 41.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,836 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 81540 | |
| INSEE code | 81288 | |
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Sorèze is a French commune with 2,836 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 La Montagne Noire . The municipality is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Residents | 1,581 | 1,613 | 1,672 | 1,654 | 1,954 | 2.164 | 2,550 | 2,836 |
Attractions
- Benedictine - Abbey Sorèze founded 754
- Sorèze Military School
- Saint-Ferréol reservoir
Personalities
- Claude Devic (1670–1734), French Benedictine monk