Lisle-sur-Tarn
Encyclopedia
Lisle-sur-Tarn is a commune
in the Tarn department in southern France
.
and Albi on the A68 motorway, in the Gaillac vineyard
, on the banks of the Tarn. Historically speaking, it is also located on one of the ancient Ways of St. James
.
during the Albigensian Crusade
. Thanks to local productions such as pastel
and Gaillac wine
, the city became an important market with a fluvial port on the Tarn.
This rich heritage, in a region that is still producing wine nowadays, plays an important role on the local tourism-oriented economy
.
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 Tarn 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...
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Geography
The city is located halfway between ToulouseToulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
and Albi on the A68 motorway, in the Gaillac vineyard
Gaillac AOC
Gaillac AOC is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in South West France in the département of Tarn, just north of Toulouse.-History:...
, on the banks of the Tarn. Historically speaking, it is also located on one of the ancient Ways of St. James
Way of St. James
The Way of St. James or St. James' Way is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried....
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History
Created as a bastide by Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse in the 13th century, after the destruction of the castel of Montagut, ordered by the crusadersCrusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
during the Albigensian Crusade
Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade or Cathar Crusade was a 20-year military campaign initiated by the Catholic Church to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc...
. Thanks to local productions such as pastel
Pastel
Pastel is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce all colored art media, including oil paints; the binder is of a neutral hue and low saturation....
and Gaillac wine
Gaillac AOC
Gaillac AOC is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in South West France in the département of Tarn, just north of Toulouse.-History:...
, the city became an important market with a fluvial port on the Tarn.
This rich heritage, in a region that is still producing wine nowadays, plays an important role on the local tourism-oriented economy
Tourism in Tarn
From the Gaillac Vineyard to the Sidobre, the Montagne Noire and the stunning Gorges du Tarn, the Tarn department, in the southwest of France, offers a great range of sights and tourist attractions.-Statistics:In 2009, there were :...
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Demography
Notable facts
- the village is made of perpendicular, regularized streets with red-brick half-timbered houses, that draw an ensemble of four districts, each one delimited by a fortified gate.
- the market square is the largest of all the south-western bastides, with about 5,000 m². It has been renovated in 2000.