Graulhet () is a
commune in the
Tarn department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in southern
France
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.
It is a centre of
tanning
Tanning may refer to:
*Tanning (leather), treating animal skins to produce leather
*Sun tanning, using the sun to darken pale skin
**Indoor tanning, the use of artificial light in place of the sun
**Sunless tanning, application of a stain or dye t ...
. Leather was the main activity before this industry largely relocated to China. Graulhet is crossed by the river
Dadou
The Dadou (french: le Dadou) is a long river in the Tarn department in southern France. Its source is near Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Agout, into which it flows near Ambres.
Communes alo ...
. Graulhet is also one of the last remaining places in the
Midi
MIDI (; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and re ...
where
Mesturets are made traditionally.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Tarn department
References
Communes of Tarn (department)
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