Lisle-sur-Tarn | |
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.jpg) The main square in Lisle-sur-Tarn | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lisle-sur-Tarn | |
  Lisle-sur-Tarn  Lisle-sur-Tarn | |
| Coordinates:43°51′16″N1°48′42″E / 43.8544°N 1.8117°E /43.8544; 1.8117 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Vignobles et Bastides |
| Intercommunality | CA Gaillac-Graulhet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Maryline Lherm[1] |
Area 1 | 86.56 km2 (33.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,857 |
| • Density | 56.11/km2 (145.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81145 /81310 |
| Elevation | 95–285 m (312–935 ft) (avg. 127 m or 417 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lisle-sur-Tarn (French pronunciation:[lilsyʁtaʁn];Occitan:L'Illa d'Albigés) is acommune in theTarndepartment in southernFrance.
Lisle-sur-Tarn sits along the A68 motorway, halfway betweenToulouse andAlbi, within theGaillac wine region and next to theTarn river. Historically speaking, it is also located on one of the ancientWays of St. James.
Lisle-sur-Tarn was founded as abastide (fortified town) byRaymond VII, Count of Toulouse, in the 13th century, following the destruction of the nearby castle ofMontagut by the crusaders during theAlbigensian Crusade. Thanks to local products like pastel (a local cake) andGaillac wine, the city was developed into a vibrant market town with a busy river port along the Tarn. This extensive heritage, in a region that is still producing wine nowadays, plays an important role in the localtourism-oriented economy.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,376 | — |
| 1975 | 3,385 | +0.04% |
| 1982 | 3,413 | +0.12% |
| 1990 | 3,588 | +0.63% |
| 1999 | 3,683 | +0.29% |
| 2007 | 4,171 | +1.57% |
| 2012 | 4,379 | +0.98% |
| 2017 | 4,694 | +1.40% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Lisle-sur-Tarn station has rail connections to Toulouse, Aurillac, Albi and Rodez.
The town's grid-like layout includes straight, uniform streets lined with half-timbered, red-brick houses. The town is made up of four districts, each of which is enclosed by a fortified gate. The market square is the largest of all the south-westernbastides, with about 5,000 m2. It was renovated in 2000. The town has a museum on the main square to the artistRaymond Lafage.
Lisle-sur-Tarn is featured in the novelThe Virgin Blue byTracy Chevalier.
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