Rabastens
Commune in Occitania, France
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Rabastens (French pronunciation: [ʁabastɛ̃s]) is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn. The historian Gustave de Clausade (1815–1888) was born in Rabastens of which he became mayor in 1848.
Rabastens | |
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Rabastens on the River Tarn | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rabastens | |
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| Coordinates: 43°49′23″N 1°43′33″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Vignobles et Bastides |
| Intercommunality | CA Gaillac-Graulhet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Géraud[1] |
Area 1 | 66.29 km2 (25.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,867 |
| • Density | 88.51/km2 (229.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81220 /81800 |
| Elevation | 95–252 m (312–827 ft) (avg. 117 m or 384 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
On 23 July 1570, during the French Wars of Religion, the troops of Blaise de Montluc took the town and massacred most of the Protestant garrison.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,307 | — |
| 1975 | 4,182 | −0.42% |
| 1982 | 3,806 | −1.34% |
| 1990 | 3,825 | +0.06% |
| 1999 | 4,176 | +0.98% |
| 2007 | 4,819 | +1.81% |
| 2012 | 5,187 | +1.48% |
| 2017 | 5,620 | +1.62% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport
Rabastens-Couffouleux station has rail connections to Toulouse, Albi and Rodez.
