Lombers
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| Coordinates: 43°48′18″N 2°09′03″E / 43.805°N 2.1508°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Le Haut Dadou |
| Intercommunality | CC Centre Tarn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Roques[1] |
Area 1 | 38.79 km2 (14.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,106 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81147 /81120 |
| Elevation | 177–321 m (581–1,053 ft) (avg. 1,911 m or 6,270 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lombers is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
History
[edit]Lombers was the significant centre of Catharism in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. It was the location of a Catholic-Cathar debate, perhaps in the 1180s, between Guillaume Peyre de Brens, Catholic bishop of Albi, and Sicard le Cellerier, Cathar bishop of Albi; Sicard lived at Lombers.[3]
Geography
[edit]The commune is traversed by the river Assou.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Duvernoy, Jean, editor (1976), Guillaume de Puylaurens, Chronique 1145-1275: Chronica magistri Guillelmi de Podio Laurentii, Paris: CNRS, ISBN 2-910352-06-4
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