Saint-Juéry, Tarn
Saint-Juéry | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Juéry | |
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Location of Saint-Juéry  | |
  Saint-Juéry  Saint-Juéry | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′59″N 2°12′37″E / 43.9497°N 2.2103°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Saint-Juéry |
| Intercommunality | Albigeois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Lasserre |
| Area 1 | 9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 6,600 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81257 /81160 |
| Elevation | 157–332 m (515–1,089 ft) (avg. 174 m or 571 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Juéry is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Steel industry
The Saut-du-Tarn Steel Works was established by Léon Talabot in Saint-Juéry in 1824 as L. Talabot & Cie.[2] In 1881 a rolling mill hall was built with two mills.[3] In 1882 a coke-fired blast furnace was installed for production of cast iron. The first hydroelectric power station was built in 1898, supplying electricity to the factory and the village.[4] During the period from 1884 to 1934 many peasants came to work in the steel works from Cahuzaguet, Saint-Grégoire, Arthès, les Avalats and Marsal. Many settled in Saint-Juéry, which grew from 1,400 inhabitants in the 19th century to 7,000 inhabitants as of 2015.[5] With the collapse of the iron and steel industry, the factory closed in 1983.[4] As of 2015 there were still steel enterprises in the village of Saint-Juéry that employed over 250 people making hydraulic and oil valves, agricultural tools and speciality steel.[5]
See also
References
Sources
- "Hauts-Fourneaux, Forges & Aciéries du Saut-du-Tarn", industrie.lu (in French), retrieved 2017-09-07
- Historique (in French), AEDT: Aciers et Energies du Tarn, retrieved 2017-09-07
- MF (13 September 2015), "A Saint-Juéry, le Saut du Tarn est encore vivant", La Depeche (in French), retrieved 2017-09-07
- Patrimoine (in French), Saint-Juéry, retrieved 2017-09-07
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