Coufouleux
Commune in Occitania, France
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Coufouleux (French pronunciation: [kufulø]; Occitan: Confolèuç) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Coufouleux | |
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Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Coufouleux | |
  Coufouleux Location within France  Coufouleux Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°49′06″N 1°43′54″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Les Portes du Tarn |
| Intercommunality | CA Gaillac-Graulhet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Damez-Fontaine[1] |
Area 1 | 27.16 km2 (10.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,057 |
| • Density | 112.6/km2 (291.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81070 /81800 |
| Elevation | 95–148 m (312–486 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The primary school is named after Tarn native, Jean-Louis Étienne. The community hall is named after Herve, Comte de Guerdavid, who was Mayor of Coufouleux from 1959-2001.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,267 | — |
| 1975 | 1,384 | +1.27% |
| 1982 | 1,651 | +2.55% |
| 1990 | 1,987 | +2.34% |
| 1999 | 2,036 | +0.27% |
| 2007 | 2,137 | +0.61% |
| 2012 | 2,408 | +2.42% |
| 2017 | 2,874 | +3.60% |
| 2023 | 3,057 | +1.03% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport
Rabastens-Couffouleux station has rail connections to Toulouse, Albi and Rodez.
