Castres is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies … See more

In 1831, the population of Castres was 12,032, making it the largest town of the department of Tarn. One of the few industrial towns in the region of Albigeois, the population of the commune proper grew to 19,483 i… See more

Between 1790 and 1797 Castres was the prefecture of Tarn.
Since 2001, the mayor of Castres has been Pascal Bugis (right, member of UMP), who defeated the then socialist mayor in the 2001 electi… See more

The name of the town comes from Latin castrum, and means "fortified place". Castres grew up round the Benedictine abbey of Saint Benoît, which is believed to have been founded in AD 647, possibly on the site of a… See more

The principal industries are mechanical and electrical engineering, machine tools, wooden furniture, granite, textile, fur and leather-dressing, tanning, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and selective breeding of cows. … See more

Castres is the hometown of socialist politician and newspaper publisher Jean Jaurès (1859–1914), who was murdered in Paris the day before the start of the First World War.
Mathematic… See more

Castres is intersected from north to south by the river Agout. The river is fringed by old houses the upper stories of which project over its waters.
The church of Saint Benoît, once the cathedral o… See more