Castres

Castres (Castras in Occitan) is a town and commune of Languedoc in south-western France. It is the capital of an arrondissement in the d?partment of Tarn, itself in the r?gion of Midi-Pyr?n?es.

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With a population of 61,760 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 1999, Castres is the third-largest industrial centre of Midi-Pyr?n?es (a predominantly rural r?gion) after Toulouse and Tarbes, and the largest industrial centre in the part of Languedoc between Toulouse and Montpellier.

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Castres is best known as the home of famous socialist leader Jean Jaur?s, as well as for its major Goya Museum of Spanish paintings.

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