Albaret-le-Comtal
Encyclopedia
Albaret-le-Comtal is a commune
in the Lozère
department in southern France
. The village lies at the foot of a hydroelectric plant
. The plant was built between 1916 and 1919 to supply energy to the hydrometallurgic
factory at nearby Saint-Chély-du-Tarn
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Lozère
Lozère
Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The village lies at the foot of a hydroelectric plant
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
. The plant was built between 1916 and 1919 to supply energy to the hydrometallurgic
Hydrometallurgy
Hydrometallurgy is part of the field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials...
factory at nearby Saint-Chély-du-Tarn
Saint-Chély-du-Tarn
Saint-Chély-du-Tarn is a village in the commune of Sainte-Enimie, of the Lozère département in France. It is located in the Gorges du Tarn....
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