Ambialet
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A general view of Ambialet | ||
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Ambialet | ||
| Coordinates: 43°56′51″N 2°22′48″E / 43.9475°N 2.38°ECoordinates: 43°56′51″N 2°22′48″E / 43.9475°N 2.38°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Tarn | |
| Arrondissement | Albi | |
| Canton | Villefranche-d'Albigeois | |
| Intercommunality | Villefranchois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Lefloch | |
| Area1 | 30.04 km2 (11.60 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 441 | |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81010 / 81430 | |
| Elevation |
180–502 m (591–1,647 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Ambialet is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France. This pretty and spectacular village is thought by many visitors to France to be one of the treasures of the region - if not the whole country.
Ambialet's castle was a stronghold of the Cathars and was sacked during the middle ages by Simon de Montfort.It is also home to a campus of Saint Francis University, Loretto, Pennsylvania. Classes are held in the centuries-old former Franciscan Monastery in Ambialet, in Paris, France, and at Champollion campus of the University of Albi. All classes are taught in English.[1]
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