Carmaux | |
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 View of the city center of Carmaux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Carmaux  | |
  Carmaux  Carmaux | |
| Coordinates:44°03′00″N2°09′32″E / 44.05°N 2.1589°E /44.05; 2.1589 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Carmaux-1 Le Ségala andCarmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou |
| Intercommunality | Carmausin-Ségala |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2021–2026) | Jean-Louis Bousquet[1] |
Area 1 | 14.16 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 9,927 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81060 /81400 |
| Elevation | 228–340 m (748–1,115 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carmaux (French pronunciation:[kaʁmo];Occitan:Carmauç) is acommune in theTarndepartment in southernFrance.[3]
TheCompagnie minière de Carmaux has its origins in a coal mining concession granted in 1852 toGabriel de Solages, which became theCompagnie minière de Carmaux. He also founded a glass bottle factory, fueled by the coal.[4]Carmaux was famous for its industries ofcoal mining (from the thirteenth century to 2000) and itsglassworks (from the eighteenth century to 1931).
TheCérou flows northwestward through the commune and crosses the town.Carmaux station has rail connections to Toulouse, Albi and Rodez.
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