Graulhet

Graulhet
An alleyway near the chateau, in Graulhet
Coat of arms
Graulhet
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Graulhet
Coordinates: 43°45′42″N 1°59′21″E / 43.7617°N 1.9892°ECoordinates: 43°45′42″N 1°59′21″E / 43.7617°N 1.9892°E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Graulhet
Intercommunality	Tarn and Dadou
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean Picarel
Area^1	56.75 km^2 (21.91 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	12,301
• Density	220/km^2 (560/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	81105 / 81300
Elevation	126–373 m (413–1,224 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
^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.

Graulhet is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

It is a centre of tanning. Leather was the main activity before industry went to China. Graulhet is crossed by the Dadou river; it is a typical village of the South of France, also called Midi.

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department

References

• INSEE