Lempaut

Lempaut is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Lempaut
The Château de Padiès, in Lempaut
Coat of arms
Location of Lempaut
Lempaut
Lempaut
Coordinates: 43°31′44″N 2°03′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonLe Pastel
IntercommunalityLauragais-Revel-Sorezois
Area
1
14.18 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
868
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81142 /81700
Elevation170–245 m (558–804 ft)
(avg. 179 m or 587 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In Lempaut is the extraordinary Château de Padiès, a castle unique for its architecture, it looks like a Toulouse private mansion shipped to the countryside. It is a witness to the great periods of trade in pastel ( situated in the Lauragais), it has evolved over the centuries to a renaissance architectural style while still maintaining the aspect of its massive towers of defense. But the great particularity of the place, it's now becoming a place dedicated to promoting the arts in all their forms: painting, sculpture, music, cinema, photography.

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References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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