Durfort, Tarn

Durfort (Languedocien: Durfòrt) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Durfort
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Durfort
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Coordinates: 43°26′20″N 2°04′07″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	La Montagne noire
Intercommunality	Lauragais-Revel-Sorezois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Malignon[1]
Area ^1	4.54 km^2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	249
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81083 /81540
Elevation	262–660 m (860–2,165 ft) (avg. 324 m or 1,063 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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[3]

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

• Communes of the Tarn department

References

1. Maires au 17-06-2020, data.gouv.fr, accessed 7 December 2020
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Durfort" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 704.

External links

• official website (French)