Jonquières, Tarn
Commune in Occitania, France
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Jonquières (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃kjɛʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Jonquièras, meaning reed marshes) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Jonquières | |
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 Location of Jonquières | |
  Jonquières Location within France  Jonquières Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′00″N 2°07′35″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | Plaine de l'Agoût |
| Intercommunality | Lautrécois-Pays d'Agout |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Lencou[1] |
Area 1 | 12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 439 |
| • Density | 36.0/km2 (93.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81109 /81440 |
| Elevation | 165–243 m (541–797 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
