Lempaut
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Lempaut | |
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![]() The Château de Padiès, in Lempaut | |
Coordinates: 43°31′44″N 2°03′56″E / 43.5289°N 2.0656°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Castres |
Canton | Le Pastel |
Intercommunality | Lauragais-Revel-Sorezois |
Area 1 | 14.18 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 889 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 81142 /81700 |
Elevation | 170–245 m (558–804 ft) (avg. 179 m or 587 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lempaut is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
In Lempaut is the extraordinary Château de Padiès, a castle unique for its architecture, it looks like a Toulouse private mansion shipped to the countryside. It is a witness to the great periods of trade in pastel ( situated in the Lauragais), it has evolved over the centuries to a renaissance architectural style while still maintaining the aspect of its massive towers of defense. But the great particularity of the place, it's now becoming a place dedicated to promoting the arts in all their forms: painting, sculpture, music, cinema, photography.
See also
- Communes of the Tarn department
- Château de Padiès
- Visit the Château de Padiès at Lempaut
- CCiiff - Culture&Cultures international intercultural film festival hosted in Lemaput
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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