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| Castres | ||
| region | Occitania | |
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| Residents | 41.795 (2018) | |
| height | 170 m | |
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Castres is a town on the Agout River in the department Camouflage in France.
background
The place name is derived from the Latin word castrum = fortress from. Castres is a stop on the Camino de Santiago Via Tolosana.
getting there
By plane
1 Aéroport de Castres-Mazamet (IATA: DCM), Le Causse, 81290 Labruguière (on the southern edge of the city). Tel.: 33(0)5.63.70.34.77, Fax: 33(0)5.63.70.82.50, Email: [email protected]. 
The cheap line Hop! offers three direct connections to the Paris-Orly Airport.
The cheap line Hop! offers three direct connections to the Paris-Orly Airport.The nearest international airport with direct connections from German-speaking countries is located in Toulouse-Blagnac, a good 85 km west of Castres (just over an hour by car).
By train
2 Gare SNCF (gare de Castres), Avenue Albert 1er, 81100 Castres. Several trains a day (approximately every hour) from neighboring Mazamet and Toulouse. It takes about 1:10 hours from Toulouse-Matabiau.
Several trains a day (approximately every hour) from neighboring Mazamet and Toulouse. It takes about 1:10 hours from Toulouse-Matabiau.By bus
| Distances | |
| Paris | 720 km |
|---|---|
| Albi | 40 km |
| Carcassonne | 65 km |
| Montpellier | 175 km |
| Toulouse | 70 km |
Six regional buses run from Toulouse to Castres every day. You need about 1½ hours.
Castres is one of the hubs of the departmental bus company TarnBus. The following lines run here:
- 703: Albi – Castres (every half hour on workdays, every quarter of an hour during rush hour - travel time 50 minutes)
- 704: Gaillac – Castres (seven times a day on weekdays - travel time about an hour)
- 760: Castres – Puylaurens (seven times a day on weekdays - travel time about half an hour)
- 761: Castres – Dourgne – Revel (14 times a day on weekdays - travel time three quarters of an hour)
- 762: Castres – Mazamet – Saint-Pons (six times a day on weekdays - travel time about an hour)
- 763: Castres – Brassac – Lacaune (eight times a day on workdays - travel time about an hour)
- 765: Castres – Lavaur – Saint-Sulpice (eight times a day on workdays - travel time 1:10 hours)
- 767: Castres – Soual – Revel (twelve times a day on weekdays, travel time 40 minutes)
In the street
Via the National Route N 126 out Toulouse and via the Route Départementale D 612 from the north of Albi and further after Mazamet. From Mazamet you can get to the Départementale route D 118 to Carcassonne.
By boat
mobility
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Map of Castres (Tarn)
Tourist Attractions
Churches and monasteries
Cathédrale Saint Benoît
- 1 Saint-Benoit Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Benoît de Castres), 2 rue de l'Hôtel de ville, 81100 Castres.
- Saint-Jean-Saint-Louis church. 19th century, neo-Gothic.
- Baroque Jesuit church Notre-Dame-de-la-Platé. With historical carillon.
- Bell tower of the Saint Jacques de Villegoudou church. From the medieval pilgrimage church, once a stage on the Way of St. James, only the tower remains as a result of its destruction in 1567.
- Franciscan Convent (Couvent des Cordeliers). Only a chapel and the tower remain from the 14th century monastery.
Buildings
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Historic houses on the banks of the Agout
- worth seeing Townhouses from the 16th and 17th centuries
- Hotel de Nayrac
- Hotel de Viviès
- Hotel de Poncet
- Hotel Jean Leroy
- historic houses directly on Banks of the agout stand
- Theater municipal. City theater in rococo style.
Museums
Goya Museum
- 2 Center national et musée Jean-Jaurès, 2 Place Pelisson.Castres was the birthplace of the eminent socialist politician.
- 3 Goya Museum, Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville (in the city Hall).In addition to works by Goya, the museum shows other pictures and engravings by Spanish artists.
- Archéopôle. Archaeological research center and exhibition.
Parks and gardens
In the garden of the bishopric
- 4 Garden of the bishopric (Jardin de l'Évêché), place Alsace Lorraine.Typical French baroque garden.
- Jardin du Mail
- Jardin Frascaty
- Briguiboul Park
- Domaine et parc de Gourjade
activities
Théâtre Municipal
- 2 L'Archipel, Avenue Georges Pompidou, 81100 Castres. Swimming pool with indoor and outdoor pools. Different pools and slides are distributed over the area.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Camping de Gourjade, Avenue de Roquecourbe, 81100 Castres. Tel.: (0)5.63.59.33.51, Email: [email protected]. The campsite has a small pool and its own restaurant. In addition to several tent and caravan sites, huts can also be rented here.
- 2 Hotel de l'Europe, 5 Rue Victor Hugo, 81100 Castres. Tel.: (0)5.63.59.00.33, Fax: (0)5.63.59.21.38, Email: [email protected].
- 3 Grand Hotel, 11 Rue de la Liberation, 81100 Castres. Tel.: (0)5.63.37.82.20, Email: [email protected].
- 4 Kyriad, 11 Rue Henry le Châtelier, 81100 Castres. Tel.: (0)5.63.59.82.99, Fax: (0)5.63.59.63.06, Email: [email protected].
- 5 Le Miredames, 1 Place Roger Salengro, 81100 Castres. Tel.: (0)5.63.71.38.18, Email: [email protected].
- 6 Renaissance, 17 Rue Victor Hugo, 81100 Castres. Tel.: (0)5.63.59.30.42, Fax: (0)5.63.72.11.57, Email: [email protected].
health
Practical advice
- 1 Office de Tourisme, 2 Place de la République, 81100 Castres. Tel.: (0)5.63.62.63.62, Fax: (0)5.63.62.63.60, Email: [email protected].
trips
- Le Sidobre. Mountain area at the southern end of the Massif Central with numerous unusually shaped granite rocks; approx. 16 km east of Castres on the D 622 towards Brassac / Lacaune.
literature
Web links
http://www.ville-castres.fr/site.html - Castres official website
