Ambialet

Ambialet
A general view of Ambialet A general view of Ambialet
Coat of arms of Ambialet Coat of arms
Ambialet
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Ambialet
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Albi
Canton	Villefranche-d'Albigeois
Intercommunality	Villefranchois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Lefloch
Area1	30.04 km2 (11.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	441
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	81010 / 81430
Elevation	180–502 m (591–1,647 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ambialet is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France. This pretty and spectacular village is thought by many visitors to France to be one of the treasures of the region - if not the whole country.

Ambialet's castle was a stronghold of the Cathars and was sacked during the middle ages by Simon de Montfort.It is also home to a campus of Saint Francis University, Loretto, Pennsylvania. Classes are held in the centuries-old former Franciscan Monastery in Ambialet, in Paris, France, and at Champollion campus of the University of Albi. All classes are taught in English.

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department

References

• INSEE