Graulhet
Commune in Occitania, France
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Graulhet (French pronunciation: [ɡʁojɛ]) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Graulhet | |
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An alleyway near the chateau, in Graulhet | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Graulhet | |
  Graulhet  Graulhet | |
| Coordinates: 43°45′42″N 1°59′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | Graulhet |
| Intercommunality | CA Gaillac-Graulhet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Blaise Aznar[1] |
Area 1 | 56.75 km2 (21.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 13,129 |
| • Density | 231.3/km2 (599.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Graulhétois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81105 /81300 |
| Elevation | 126–373 m (413–1,224 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is a centre of tanning. Leather was the main activity before this industry largely relocated to China. Graulhet is crossed by the river Dadou. Graulhet is also one of the last remaining places in the Midi where Mesturets are made traditionally.[3]
The leading physician Marthe Condat was born here in 1886. She became the first woman to be a Professor of Medicine in France.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 12,073 | — |
| 1975 | 14,097 | +2.24% |
| 1982 | 13,543 | −0.57% |
| 1990 | 13,523 | −0.02% |
| 1999 | 12,663 | −0.73% |
| 2007 | 12,009 | −0.66% |
| 2012 | 11,890 | −0.20% |
| 2017 | 12,618 | +1.20% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
