Mazamet

E152410

Mazamet is a town in southern France known historically for its wool and leather industries, situated in the Tarn department within the Occitanie region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mazamet canonical 5
Lavaur 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus subprefecture seat: no
areaSquareKilometers 72.08
belongsToIntercommunality Communauté d'agglomération de Castres-Mazamet
climate oceanic climate with Mediterranean influences
country France
department Tarn
linked to: Tarn River
elevationMaxMeters 1176
elevationMinMeters 214
hasDemonym Mazamétain
Mazamétaine
hasLandmark Mazamet footbridge (Passerelle de Mazamet)
Notre-Dame church of Mazamet
Saint-Sauveur church of Mazamet
hasMuseum Musée du Catharisme de Mazamet
hasTransport Mazamet railway station
historicalEconomicActivity leather tanning
textile processing
wool pulling
historicallyKnownFor leather industry
wool industry
INSEECODE 81163
languageRegion Occitan-speaking area
locatedAt northern foothills of the Montagne Noire
linked to: Montagne Noire
locatedIn Occitanie region
linked to: Occitanie

Tarn department
southern France
linked to: Southern France
locatedInHistoricalRegion Languedoc
locatedOn Thoré River
near Carcassonne
Castres
nearMountainRange Montagne Noire
notableFor Cathar history tourism
hiking in Montagne Noire
partOf arrondissement of Castres
canton of Mazamet-1
canton of Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré
linked to: canton of Mazamet-1
postalCode 81200
railConnectionTo Castres
Toulouse
region Occitanie
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
twinTown Celje
Glenrothes
Rieti
twinTownCountry Italy
Scotland
Slovenia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Occitanie containsCity Mazamet
Occitanie containsCity Lavaur
linked to: Mazamet
Tarn contains Mazamet
subject linked to: Tarn department
Montagne Noire nearCity Mazamet
Rybnik hasTwinTown Mazamet
Sidobre granite plateau near Mazamet