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Vaour (; oc, Vaur) is a
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and
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administrative centre located in the northwestern part of the Tarn
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in southern
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. On the north the commune borders the Tarn and Garonne department, and the rising land consists of a gray limestone ''
causse The Causses () are a group of limestone plateaus (700–1,200 m) in the Massif Central. They are bordered to the north-west by the Limousin and the Périgord uplands, and to the east by the Aubrac and the Cévennes. Large river gorges cut through ...
'' stretching almost to the Averyon river seven or eight kilometers away. Below the commune to the south the landscape consists of the forest of Grésigne - the largest oak forest in the ''midi'' - its hills scattered with grassy meadows, and the vineyards of
Gaillac Gaillac (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It had in 2013 a population of 14,334 inhabitants. Its inhabitants are called Gaillacois. Geography Gaillac is a town situated between Toulouse, Albi and Montauban. It has g ...
. Vaour contains the ruins of a Templar Commanderie which overlooks the village of Vaour and has commanding views to the South West towards the Pyrenees. The commune also hosts a performing arts festival each summer known as the Été de Vaour which attracts visitors and performers from across France and further afield.L'Été de Vaour
/ref> The village hosts a market for good local produce each Thursday in the village square.


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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) {{Tarn-geo-stub