Blaye-les-Mines

Blaye-les-Mines is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

Blaye-les-Mines
Former town hall of Blaye-les-Mines
Coat of arms
Location of Blaye-les-Mines
Blaye-les-Mines
Blaye-les-Mines
Coordinates: 44°01′54″N 2°07′57″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementAlbi
CantonCarmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
IntercommunalityCarmausin-Ségala
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-François Kowalik
Area
1
8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,987
  Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81033 /81400
Elevation241–344 m (791–1,129 ft)
(avg. 339 m or 1,112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The settlement grew up around the home of Gabriel de Solages (1711–1799), who founded the Compagnie minière de Carmaux and a glassworks at his château at Blaye.[2]

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References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Monnié, A. (1929), "Le bassin houiller de Carmaux-Albi" (PDF), Annales de Géographie (in French), 38 (216): 581, doi:10.3406/geo.1929.9935, retrieved 2017-07-23



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