Mazamet

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Country France Department Tarn Intercommunality Castres–Mazamet Area 72.08 km² Arrondissement Castres		Region Occitanie Canton Mazamet Population (2011) 12,350 Local time Thursday 5:41 AM

Weather 6°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 77% Humidity Points of interest Montagne Noire, Maison du Bois et du Jouet, la Moutonnerie

Mazamet (Languedocien: Masamet) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Map of Mazamet, France

It is the second-largest component of the Castres-Mazamet metropolitan area.

Geography

Mazamet is situated on the northern slope of the Montagne Noire and on the Arnette, a small tributary of the Thoré, which forms the commune's northern border.

Economy

Mazamet is an industrial town. Numerous establishments are employed in wool-spinning and in the manufacture of swan-skins and flannels, and clothing for troops, and hosiery, and there are important tanneries and leather-dressing, glove and dye works. Extensive commerce is carried on in wool and raw hides from Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, and South Africa (Cape Colony).

Personalities

Maurice Euzennat (1926–2004), historian and archaeologist, died in Mazamet

Pierre Sancan, pianist and composer, was born in Mazamet in 1916.

Pierre Capretz, developer of the French in Action series for teaching French, was born in Mazamet in 1925.

Laurent Jalabert and his younger brother Nicolas Jalabert, both professionals in Road bicycle racing, were born here.

Jean-Michel Vernhes, public servant, was born in Mazamet in 1950.

Tour de France

Mazamet was the start for Stage 14 in the 2007 Tour de France, finishing on the top of Plateau de Beille. The stage was won by Alberto Contador, who later went on to win the Tour.

Twin towns

Mazamet is twinned with:

Rybnik, Poland

References

Mazamet Wikipedia

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