Combefa

Combefa (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃bfa]; Occitan: Combafan) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Combefa
Commune
Location of Combefa
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Coordinates: 44°03′21″N 2°05′49″E / 44.0558°N 2.0969°E / 44.0558; 2.0969
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Albi
Canton	Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
Intercommunality	Carmausin-Ségala
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Sibra[1]
Area 1	2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	197
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81068 /81640
Elevation	213–330 m (699–1,083 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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It has an old ruined castle, the "Château de Combefa", former summer residence of the bishops of Albi. The chapel of the castle contained a 15th-century sculpture group representing the Entombment of Christ. The sculpture group was moved to the hospital of Monestiés in 1774.^[3]

1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ Base Palissy: Ensemble (2 groupes sculptés, croix), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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