Castelnau-de-Montmiral | |
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 The main square in Castelnau-de-Montmiral | |
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 Location of Castelnau-de-Montmiral | |
  Castelnau-de-Montmiral  Castelnau-de-Montmiral | |
| Coordinates:43°57′59″N1°49′18″E / 43.9664°N 1.8217°E /43.9664; 1.8217 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Vignobles et Bastides |
| Intercommunality | CA Gaillac-Graulhet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Paul Salvador[1] |
Area 1 | 88.81 km2 (34.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,055 |
| • Density | 11.88/km2 (30.77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81064 /81140 |
| Elevation | 153–485 m (502–1,591 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Castelnau-de-Montmiral (French pronunciation:[kastɛlnodəmɔ̃miʁal];Occitan:Castèlnòu de Montmiralh) is acommune in theTarndepartment in southernFrance.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,215 | — |
| 1975 | 1,037 | −2.24% |
| 1982 | 958 | −1.13% |
| 1990 | 910 | −0.64% |
| 1999 | 895 | −0.18% |
| 2007 | 946 | +0.70% |
| 2012 | 1,005 | +1.22% |
| 2017 | 1,033 | +0.55% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
TheVère flows westward through the commune.
While traces of activities dating back to theBronze Age such as dolmens and oppidums can be seen in the nearbyforest La Grésigne, the village was founded as analbigensianbastide (fortified new town) in 1222 byRaymond VII, count of Toulouse, under the name “Castellum Novum Montis Mirabilis”.
During the subsequent years, the village remained an impressive stronghold. In 1345, during theHundred Years' War, whenEdward the Black Prince invaded the Albigeois, he reportedly left without besieging the village… Later, it served as a shelter for Catholics who were fleeing fromGaillac because of theWars of Religion.KingLouis XIII visited Castelnau in June 1622, and stayed in the “Tonnac” house.
Remarkable sites and monuments in Castelnau-de-Montmiral include :
“One evening, a small, jolting, overcrowded bus took us to Castelnau-de-Montmiral; it was raining; as we got out on the square surrounded by corbel vaults, Sartre abruptly told that he was fed up with being mad.” ("Un soir, un petit autobus cahotant et bondé nous amena à Castelnau de Montmiral; il pleuvait; en descendant sur la place entourée d’arcades, Sartre me dit abruptement qu’il en avait assez d’être fou.")
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