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Blaye-les-Mines

Coordinates: 44°01′54″N 2°07′57″E / 44.0317°N 2.1325°E / 44.0317; 2.1325
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Blaye-les-Mines
Former town hall of Blaye-les-Mines
Former town hall of Blaye-les-Mines
Coat of arms of Blaye-les-Mines
Location of Blaye-les-Mines
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Blaye-les-Mines is located in France
Blaye-les-Mines
Blaye-les-Mines
Blaye-les-Mines is located in Occitanie
Blaye-les-Mines
Blaye-les-Mines
Coordinates: 44°01′54″N 2°07′57″E / 44.0317°N 2.1325°E / 44.0317; 2.1325
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementAlbi
CantonCarmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
IntercommunalityCarmausin-Ségala
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Kowalik[1]
Area
1
8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,914
 • Density330/km2 (850/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.

Blaye-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [blaj le min]; Occitan: Blaia) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

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.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,526—    
1975 4,563−2.70%
1982 3,919−2.15%
1990 3,227−2.40%
1999 2,944−1.01%
2007 3,063+0.50%
2012 3,061−0.01%
2017 2,987−0.49%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ 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[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE