Fontrieu (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃ʁjø]; Occitan: Fontriu) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Castelnau-de-Brassac, Ferrières and Le Margnès.[3]
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 A panorama of the Fontrieu landscape | |
Location of Fontrieu  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°38′56″N 2°30′50″E / 43.649°N 2.514°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | Les Hautes Terres d'Oc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Gavalda[1] |
| Area 1 | 102.62 km2 (39.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 940 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81062 /81260 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 18 November 2015 (in French)
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