Briatexte
Commune in Occitania, France
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Briatexte (French pronunciation: [bʁijatɛkst]; Occitan: Britèsta) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Briatexte | |
|---|---|
The Dadou | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Briatexte | |
  Briatexte  Briatexte | |
| Coordinates: 43°45′07″N 1°54′31″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | Graulhet |
| Intercommunality | CA Gaillac-Graulhet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Glade[1] |
Area 1 | 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,938 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81039 /81390 |
| Elevation | 119–294 m (390–965 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Dadou flows westward through the northern part of the commune and crosses the village.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,546 | — |
| 1975 | 1,791 | +2.12% |
| 1982 | 1,865 | +0.58% |
| 1990 | 1,800 | −0.44% |
| 1999 | 1,662 | −0.88% |
| 2007 | 1,770 | +0.79% |
| 2012 | 2,008 | +2.56% |
| 2017 | 2,016 | +0.08% |
| 2023 | 1,938 | −0.66% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
