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(Redirected from Saint-Sulpice (Tarn)) Commune in Occitania, France
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe
Commune
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Location of Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe
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Coordinates: 43°46′30″N 1°41′14″E / 43.775°N 1.6872°E / 43.775; 1.6872
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonLes Portes du Tarn
IntercommunalityTarn-Agout
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raphaël Bernardin
Area23.99 km (9.26 sq mi)
Population9,576
 • Density400/km (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code81271 /81370
Elevation95–195 m (312–640 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sylpis la pwɛ̃t], before 2013: Saint-Sulpice; Languedocien: Sant Somplesi) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. During World War 2 a concentration camp was built in this town.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,841—    
1975 3,342+2.35%
1982 3,877+2.14%
1990 4,354+1.46%
1999 4,801+1.09%
2007 7,612+5.93%
2012 8,327+1.81%
2017 9,117+1.83%
Source: INSEE

Transport

Saint-Sulpice station has rail connections to Toulouse, Rodez, Aurillac and Castres.

Remarkable places and monuments

  • Town hall Town hall
  • The suspension bridge over the Agout. The suspension bridge over the Agout.
  • War memorial. War memorial.
  • Dovecote from 1810 Dovecote from 1810
  • Church Notre-Dame Church Notre-Dame
  • View of the nave View of the nave

See also

References

  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. Décret n° 2013-986 5 November 2013 (in French)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Tarn department


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