Sauveterre, Tarn

Sauveterre
Commune

Coat of arms
Sauveterre
Location within Occitanie region
Sauveterre
Coordinates: 43°28′31″N 2°33′12″E / 43.4753°N 2.5533°E / 43.4753; 2.5533Coordinates: 43°28′31″N 2°33′12″E / 43.4753°N 2.5533°E / 43.4753; 2.5533
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Tarn
Arrondissement Castres
Canton Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré
Intercommunality Haute Vallée du Thoré
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Cabrol
Area1 12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 172
  Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 81278 /81240
Elevation 279–986 m (915–3,235 ft)
(avg. 301 m or 988 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sauveterre (Occitan: Sauvatèrra, meaning safe land) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography

The Thoré forms the commune's northern border.

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