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 ...
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
.
It is a former coalmining town for workers of the
Compagnie minière de Carmaux
The Compagnie minière de Carmaux (Carmaux Mining Company), or Société des mines de Carmaux, was one of the first coal mining companies in France.
It was founded in 1752 in the isolated Carmaux basin.
The company was at first slow to expand and m ...
. It has a mining museum, whereupon is standing a huge miners safety lamp.
Geography
The
Vère
The Vère (; oc, Vera) is a river in the Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments in southern France. Its source is at Taïx. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron, into which it flows at Bruniquel.
Departments ...