Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux

Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux
Commune
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Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux
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Coordinates: 44°03′11″N 2°07′50″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Albi
Canton	Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
Intercommunality	Carmausin-Ségala
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry San Andrès[1]
Area ^1	4.49 km^2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,059
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81244 /81400
Elevation	217–330 m (712–1,083 ft) (avg. 285 m or 935 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa də kaʁmo], literally Saint-Benoît of Carmaux; Languedocien: Sant Benesech de Carmauç) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the Cérou river.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,579	—
1975	3,171	−1.71%
1982	2,745	−2.04%
1990	2,431	−1.51%
1999	2,265	−0.78%
2007	2,131	−0.76%
2012	2,164	+0.31%
2017	2,165	+0.01%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE