Arifat

Arifat
The chateau in Arifat
Location of Arifat
Arifat
Arifat
Coordinates: 43°47′07″N 2°21′53″E / 43.7853°N 2.3647°E / 43.7853; 2.3647
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonLe Haut Dadou
IntercommunalityCC Centre Tarn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvian Cals[1]
Area
1
20.28 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
128
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81017 /81360
Elevation267–583 m (876–1,913 ft)
(avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arifat (French pronunciation: [aʁifa]; Occitan: Arifat) is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France.

The inhabitants are known as Arifatois.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Dadou.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 215—    
1975 195−1.39%
1982 201+0.43%
1990 171−2.00%
1999 158−0.87%
2007 162+0.31%
2012 148−1.79%
2017 164+2.07%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • Arifat's castle
  • Waterfall

See also

References

  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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE