Castelnau-de-Lévis is a
commune in the
Tarn department in southern
France
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.
It is located just west of
Albi
Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in France, commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department, on the river Tarn (river), Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants ar ...
. The inhabitants are ''Castellévisiens''.
Monuments and sites
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Chateau de Castelnau-de-Lévis is a ruined
castle
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dating from the 13th and 15th centuries.
Motocross
The village at the base of the château is the site of a
motocross
Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom.
History
Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...
championship, the ''Championnats du Monde MX3 et d’Europe 125 de Motocross.'' The track is also scheduled to host the French
2009 Sidecarcross world championship Grand Prix on 29 March 2009, however, this will still have to be confirmed by the
FIM.
Sidecarcross.de: Vorläufige Termine 2009
(in German)
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):[Tourism in Tarn
The Tarn department is situated in the southwest of France.
Statistics
In 2009, there were :
* Nightly rentals : 8.6 million
* Beds available : 23,100
* Business hotels represented 305,000 tourists for a total of 470,200 nights
* Campsites repres ...]
References
External links
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Communes of Tarn (department)
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