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Mouzieys-Panens is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the Tarn department in southern France.


Geography

The commune is traversed by the
Cérou The Cérou (french: le Cérou) is an long river in the Aveyron and Tarn departments in southern France. Its source is at Saint-Jean-Delnous, northwest of the village. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron, i ...
river.


Monuments

The village is dominated by a castle that was built in the 12th century by Guillaume de Cadolhe. It was later fortified during the Hundred Years' War. It served as an outlook post for
Cordes-sur-Ciel Cordes-sur-Ciel (; , ) is a commune in the Tarn department, region of Occitania, Southern France. The fortified town was built in 1222 by Raimond VII, the Count of Toulouse, who, though not a Cathar, tolerated what other Catholics considered he ...
. In 1566, the castle came into possession of Count Bernard de Rabastens. It was the scene of battles and was set to fire. In the 18th century the castle was rebuilt and, now demilitarised, it serves as mairie. Saint Michael's Church at the bottom of the village is a classified monument.


See also

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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):Communes of Tarn (department)