Lempaut
Lempaut | |
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 The Château de Padiès, in Lempaut | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lempaut  | |
  Lempaut  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 (2006) | 674 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/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
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