Pont-de-Larn explained

Pont-de-Larn
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Pont-de-Larn (Tarn).svg
Arrondissement:Castres
Canton:Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré
Insee:81209
Postal Code:81660
Mayor:Christian Carayol[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Castres Mazamet
Coordinates:43.5053°N 2.4067°W
Elevation M:250
Elevation Min M:202
Elevation Max M:701
Area Km2:34.51

Pont-de-Larn (in French pronounced as /pɔ̃ də laʁn/; Occitan (post 1500);: Lo Pont de L'Arn) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It is 2 kilometers from Mazamet in the Occitanie region.

The town is situated on the river Arn (a tributary of the Thoré) in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park at the foot of the Montagne Noire.

On the sunny side of the Thoré valley, Pont-de-Larn offers residents and guests the ambience of a "country town". There are guest houses and lodges in the vicinity, and marked hiking trails.

There is also a tennis club, stadiums, bowling and one of the oldest golf courses in the region, de la Barouge. The village offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants and services.

Pont-de-Larn can be the starting point for excursions to the Sidobre, the valley of the Orb and the Caroux Lacaune.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.