Arifat

Arifat
Commune
The chateau in Arifat
Coat of arms
Location of Arifat
Arifat Show map of France Arifat Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°47′07″N 2°21′53″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Le Haut Dadou
Intercommunality	CC Centre Tarn
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvian Cals[1]
Area ^1	20.28 km^2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	128
• Density	6.3/km^2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81017 /81360
Elevation	267–583 m (876–1,913 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arifat (French pronunciation: [aʁifa]; Occitan: Arifat) is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France.

The inhabitants are known as Arifatois.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Dadou.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	215	—
1975	195	−1.39%
1982	201	+0.43%
1990	171	−2.00%
1999	158	−0.87%
2007	162	+0.31%
2012	148	−1.79%
2017	164	+2.07%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• Arifat's castle
• Waterfall

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE