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Blaye-les-Mines 
Summary
Blaye-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [blaj le min]; Occitan: Blaia) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.
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| Coordinates: 44°01′54″N 2°07′57″E / 44.0317°N 2.1325°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou |
| Intercommunality | Carmausin-Ségala |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Kowalik[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,914 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81033 /81400 |
| Elevation | 241–344 m (791–1,129 ft) (avg. 339 m or 1,112 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The settlement grew up around the home of Gabriel de Solages (1711–1799), who founded the Compagnie minière de Carmaux and a glassworks at his château at Blaye.[3]
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,526 | — |
| 1975 | 4,563 | −2.70% |
| 1982 | 3,919 | −2.15% |
| 1990 | 3,227 | −2.40% |
| 1999 | 2,944 | −1.01% |
| 2007 | 3,063 | +0.50% |
| 2012 | 3,061 | −0.01% |
| 2017 | 2,987 | −0.49% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Monnié, A. (1929), "Le bassin houiller de Carmaux-Albi" (PDF), Annales de Géographie (in French), 38 (216): 581, doi:10.3406/geo.1929.9935, retrieved 2017-07-23[permanent dead link]
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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