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Paulinet | |
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 Gorge of Oulas and Castle Paulin | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Paulinet | |
  Paulinet  Paulinet | |
| Coordinates:43°50′58″N2°25′50″E / 43.8494°N 2.4306°E /43.8494; 2.4306 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Le Haut Dadou |
| Intercommunality | CC Monts d'Alban et Villefranchois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marie-José Escanez[1] |
Area 1 | 73.75 km2 (28.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 506 |
| • Density | 6.86/km2 (17.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81203 /81250 |
| Elevation | 360–704 m (1,181–2,310 ft) (avg. 654 m or 2,146 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Paulinet (French pronunciation:[polinɛ]) is acommune in theTarndepartment in southernFrance.
The commune is traversed by the riverDadou. It is made of seven parishes and many smaller hamlets, eg. Connac, Le Masnau, Notre-Dame d'Ourtiguet, Paulin, Paulinet, Pommardelle, Ruèges, Saint-Jean-de-Jeannes, Terrabusset.
The commune was created as Paulin in 1790. It inherited the pre-Revolution community of Paulin boundaries. Many territorial adjustments occurred during the 19th century to remove enclaves and exclaves. In 1833, the westernmost part of the commune became an independent commune asTeillet. In 1897, the commune was renamed Paulinet.
