Mazamet

Mazamet is a town and commune of southwestern France, in the Tarn département, 41 m. S.S.E. of Albi by rail. Population (1906), town, 11,370; commune, 14,386.

Geography

Mazamet is situated on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires and on the Arnette, a small sub-tributary of the Agout.

Economy

Mazamet is an industrial town. Numerous establishments are employed in wool-spinning and in the manufacture of swan-skins and flannels, and clothing for troops, and hosiery, and there are important tanneries and leather-dressing, glove and dye works. Extensive commerce is carried on in wool and raw hides from Argentina, Australia and Cape Colony.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.