Saint-Juéry, Tarn

Saint-Juéry

Commune

The town hall in Saint-Juéry

Coat of arms

Saint-Juéry

Location within Occitanie region

Saint-Juéry

Coordinates: 43°56′59″N 2°12′37″E / 43.9497°N 2.2103°ECoordinates: 43°56′59″N 2°12′37″E / 43.9497°N 2.2103°E

Country

Albigeois

Government

• Mayor (2008–2014)

Jacques Lasserre

Area¹

9.21 km² (3.56 sq mi)

Population (2006)²

7,189

• Density

780/km² (2,000/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

81257 /81160

Elevation

157–332 m (515–1,089 ft)
(avg. 174 m or 571 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Juéry is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

The Saut-du-Tarn Steel Works was established by Léon Talabot in Saint-Juéry in 1824 as L. Talabot & Cie. In 1881 a rolling mill hall was built with two mills. In 1882 a coke-fired blast furnace was installed for production of cast iron. The first hydroelectric power station was built in 1898, supplying electricity to the factory and the village. During the period from 1884 to 1934 many peasants came to work in the steel works from Cahuzaguet, Saint-Grégoire, Arthès, les Avalats and Marsal. Many settled in Saint-Juéry, which grew from 1,400 inhabitants in the 19th century to 7,000 inhabitants as of 2015. With the collapse of the iron and steel industry, the factory closed in 1983. As of 2015 there were still steel enterprises in the village of Saint-Juéry that employed over 250 people making hydraulic and oil valves, agricultural tools and speciality steel.

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