| Saint-Béat | |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Béat (Haute-Garonne).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton: | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| Insee: | 31471 |
| Postal Code: | 31440 |
| Commune: | Saint-Béat-Lez |
| Coordinates: | 42.915°N 0.6933°W |
| Elevation M: | 500 |
| Elevation Min M: | 476 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1760 |
| Area Km2: | 7.37 |
| Population: | 345 |
| Population Date: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Saint-Béat (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ bea/; Gascon: Sent Biat) is a former commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Béat-Lez.[2]
Saint-Béat is renowned for its marble quarries, which have been in operation since Roman times. Although quarrying activity is now reduced, various marbles were or are still extracted from the municipality:
Every year, a sculpture and marble festival takes place in July in Saint-Béat. It welcomes sculptors, including some internationally renowned artists, who have three weeks to create a piece using blocks of local marble. The festival also offers workshops for those interested in learning the art of sculpture.