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Saint-Juéry, Tarn
Saint-Juéry (; oc, Sant Juèri) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It lies adjacent to the east of Albi, the prefecture of Tarn. Population Steel industry The Saut-du-Tarn Steel Works was established by Léon Talabot in Saint-Juéry in 1824 as L. Talabot & Cie. In 1881 a rolling mill hall was built with two mills. In 1882 a coke-fired blast furnace was installed for production of cast iron. The first hydroelectric power station was built in 1898, supplying electricity to the factory and the village. During the period from 1884 to 1934 many peasants came to work in the steel works from Cahuzaguet, Saint-Grégoire, Arthès, les Avalats and Marsal. Many settled in Saint-Juéry, which grew from 1,400 inhabitants in the 19th century to 7,000 inhabitants as of 2015. With the collapse of the iron and steel industry, the factory closed in 1983. As of 2015 there were still steel enterprises in the village of Saint-Juéry that employed over 250 people making hyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération De L'Albigeois
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Albigeois is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Albi. It is located in the Tarn department, in the Occitania region, southern France. Created in 2011, its seat is in Albi.CA de l'Albigeois (C2A) (N° SIREN : 248100737) BANATIC. Retrieved 9 November 2022. Its area is 208.9 km2. Its population was 82,351 in 2019, of which 48,902 in Albi proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarn (department)
Tarn ( or ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. Named after the river Tarn (river), Tarn, it had a population of 389,844 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 81 Tarn INSEE Its Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city is Albi; it has a single Subprefectures in France, subprefecture, Castres. In French language, French, the inhabitants of Tarn are known as ''Tarnais'' (masculine) and ''Tarnaises'' (feminine). Its Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, INSEE and postcode number is 81. History Tarn is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albi
Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albigés -esa(s)). It is the seat of the Archbishop of Albi. The episcopal city, around the Cathedral Sainte-Cécile, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2010 for its unique architecture. The site includes the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, dedicated to the artist who was born in Albi. Administration Albi is the seat of four cantons, covering 16 communes, with a total population of 72,416 (2019). History The first human settlement in Albi was in the Bronze Age (3000–600 BC). After the Roman conquest of Gaul in 51 BC, the town became ''Civitas Albigensium'', the territory of the Albigeois, ''Albiga''. Archaeological digs have not revealed any traces of Roman buildings, which seems to indicate that Albi was a modest Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saut-du-Tarn Steel Works
The Saut-du-Tarn Steel Works (french: Société des Hauts-Fourneaux, forges et aciéries du Saut-du-Tarn) was a steel maker in Saint-Juéry, Tarn, France. It originated with Léon Talabot et Compagnie, founded by Léon Talabot in 1824. The factory specialized in manufacturing steel handtools such as files, scythes and sickles, but later moving into manufacture of machine tools. It closed in 1983 and was liquidated in 1984. Several successor companies acquired some of the facilities and continue to operate. Origins (1824–81) The factory in Saint-Juery, Tarn, was founded in 1824 as L. Talabot & Cie. The factory was near to Albi, Tarn, specializing in steel production and the manufacture of tools. It was located beside a rocky gorge on the Tarn river, holding a falls where the water drops by about . The factory used the river as a source of power, and produced hardware such as files and scythes. The first rolling mills were installed in 1831. The Société Léon Talabot was formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Talabot
Joseph Léon Talabot (5 February 1796 – 23 September 1863) was a French engineer, iron master and politician. He advocated protectionist policies to maintain the prices of iron and steel. He was the founder of the Denain-Anzin steelworks. Early years Joseph Léon Talabot was born on 5 February 1796 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne. His father, Francois Talabot (1764–1839), was a lawyer, and his mother was Marie Agathe Martin-Lagrave. He had seven siblings, including the railway and canal engineer Paulin Talabot (1799–1885). He received formal training as an engineer. Talabot operated the joint-stock Saut-du-Tarn steel making company near Albi, Tarn, which had been founded in the 1820s by capitalists from Toulouse. In 1836 Talabot's Forges et Laminoirs d'Anzin was founded to make rails for use by the proposed Northern Railroad. Talabot was the engineer in chief of the Paris-Dijon railway. Politician Talabot was elected deputy for Limoges, Haute-Vienne, on 23 January 1836, replacin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Grégoire, Tarn
Saint-Grégoire (; Languedocien: ''Sent Gorgòri'') is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Tarn department The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Tarn (department) {{Tarn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthès
Arthès (; oc, Artés) is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France. It lies on the river Tarn, 6 km northeast of Albi. See also *Communes of the Tarn department The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Tarn (department) {{Tarn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsal, Tarn
Marsal (; oc, Marçal) is a former commune in the Tarn department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bellegarde-Marsal. 18 September 2015 See also *Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Communes Of The Tarn Department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * * * |
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