Vaour

Vaour (Vaur in Occitan) is a commune and cantonal administrative centre located in the northwestern part of the Tarn department in southern France.

Vaour
Commune
The former Commandry of Vaour
Coat of arms
Location of Vaour
Vaour
Vaour
Coordinates: 44°04′23″N 1°48′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementAlbi
CantonCarmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
IntercommunalityCausse Nord-Ouest du Tarn
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Georges Bousquet
Area
1
14.12 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
317
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81309 /81140
Elevation240–507 m (787–1,663 ft)
(avg. 432 m or 1,417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On the north the commune borders the Tarn and Garonne department, and the rising land consists of a gray limestone causse stretching almost to the Averyon river seven or eight kilometers away. Below the commune to the south the landscape consists of the forest of Grésigne - the largest oak forest in the midi - its hills scattered with grassy meadows, and the vineyards of Gaillac.

Vaour contains the ruins of a Templar Commanderie which overlooks the village of Vaour and has commanding views to the South West towards the Pyrenees. The commune also hosts a performing arts festival each summer known as the Eté de Vaour which attracts visitors and performers from across France and further afield. The village hosts a market for good local produce each Thursday in the village square.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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