Lempaut
| Lempaut | ||
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The Château de Padiès, in Lempaut | ||
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  Lempaut | ||
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Lempaut | ||
| Coordinates: 43°31′44″N 2°03′56″E / 43.5289°N 2.0656°ECoordinates: 43°31′44″N 2°03′56″E / 43.5289°N 2.0656°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Tarn | |
| Arrondissement | Castres | |
| Canton | Puylaurens | |
| Intercommunality | Lauragais-Revel-Sorezois | |
| Area1 | 14.18 km2 (5.47 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 674 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81142 / 81700 | |
| Elevation |
170–245 m (558–804 ft) (avg. 179 m or 587 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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Lempaut is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
In Lempaut is the extraordinary Château de Padiès, a castle unique for its architecture, it looks like a Toulouse private mansion shipped to the countryside. It is a witness to the great periods of trade in pastel ( situated in the Lauragais), it has evolved over the centuries to a renaissance architectural style while still maintaining the aspect of its massive towers of defense. But the great particularity of the place, it's now becoming a place dedicated to promoting the arts in all their forms: painting, sculpture, music, cinema, photography.
See also
- Communes of the Tarn department
- Château de Padiès
- Visit the Château de Padiès at Lempaut
- CCiiff - Culture&Cultures international intercultural film festival hosted in Lemaput
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