Sauveterre, Tarn

Sauveterre
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Sauveterre
Sauveterre Show map of France Sauveterre Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°28′31″N 2°33′12″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré
Intercommunality	Thoré Montagne Noire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Assemat[1]
Area ^1	12.39 km^2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	186
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81278 /81240
Elevation	279–986 m (915–3,235 ft) (avg. 301 m or 988 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sauveterre (French pronunciation: [sovtɛʁ]; Occitan: Sauvatèrra, meaning safe land) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Geography

The Thoré forms the commune's northern border.

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.