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Commune in Occitania, France
Durfort
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°26′20″N 2°04′07″E / 43.4389°N 2.0686°E / 43.4389; 2.0686
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonLa Montagne noire
IntercommunalityLauragais-Revel-Sorezois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Malignon
Area4.54 km (1.75 sq mi)
Population253
 • Density56/km (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code81083 /81540
Elevation262–660 m (860–2,165 ft)
(avg. 324 m or 1,063 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Durfort (French pronunciation: [dyʁfɔʁ]; Languedocien: Durfòrt) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

It is located Between Revel, Haute-Garonne and Sorèze, Tarn. It borders the shores of the Sor river, which leads to Montagne Noir (the Black Mountain). The town gave its name to the great Durfort family, which is distinguished in French and English history

Durfort is nicknamed Cité du Cuivre (the copper city), for the prosperous copper artisan trade that exists there, in addition to artisan trades in leather, glass, basket-making and jewelry.

Durfort is home to Musée du Cuivre (the copper museum), established in 1986, to document five centuries of the local copper craft.

Durfort hosts its annual water festival every August. An ever evolving expression of creative ideas and community spirit

During August Silksart - http://silksart.co.uk/ - works and runs workshops in the studio on Rue des Martineurs producing contemporary abstract art and bespoke clothing.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Durfort" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 704.

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Communes of the Tarn department


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