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The Compagnie minière de Carmaux (Carmaux Mining Company), or Société des mines de Carmaux, was one of the first coal mining companies in France. It was founded in 1752 in the isolated Carmaux basin. The company was at first slow to expand and modernize, but grew much faster after the introduction of a railway connection in the 1850s. A strike in 1892 drew national attention and had an important impact on French labour relations. By 1900 there were almost 3,500 miners and 500,000 tons of coal were produced each year. Demands increased with the two world wars of the 20th century, and foreign miners were brought in to compensate for shortage of French laborers. The company was nationalized in 1946.

Blaye-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [blaj le min]; Occitan: Blaia) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France. The settlement grew up around the home of Gabriel de Solages (1711–1799), who founded the Compagnie minière de Carmaux and a glassworks at his château at Blaye.

Cagnac-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [kaɲak le min]; Occitan: Canhac de las Minas) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It is a former coalmining town for workers of the Compagnie minière de Carmaux. It has a mining museum, whereupon is standing a huge miners safety lamp.

Le Garric (French pronunciation: [lə ɡaʁik]; Occitan: Lo Garric, meaning the oak tree) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Mailhoc (French pronunciation: [majɔk]; Occitan: Mailuòc) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Sainte-Croix (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa] ; Languedocien: Senta Crotz) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. In 2019, the commune had 386 inhabitants.

The canton of Albi-4 is an administrative division of the Tarn department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Albi.It consists of the following communes: Albi (partly) Le Garric Lescure-d'Albigeois

Lescure-d'Albigeois (French pronunciation: [lɛskyʁ dalbiʒwa]; Occitan: L'Escura) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Albi-Madeleine station (French: Gare d'Albi-Madeleine) is a railway station in Albi, Occitanie, France. The original station opened in 1857 and the current station opened in 1899. It is on the Toulouse to Rodez railway line, and is served by Intercités de Nuit (night train) and TER (local) services. The original station was called Albi-Midi, when it opened on 7 December 1857.

The arrondissement of Albi is an arrondissement of France in the Tarn department in the Occitanie region. Its INSEE code is 811 and its capital city is Albi. It has 163 communes. Its population is 191,150 (2016), and its area is 2,731.7 km2 (1,054.7 sq mi). It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department. The main cities, with more than 5,000 inhabitants in 2012, in the arrondissement are Albi (49,231 inhabitants), Gaillac (13,820 inhabitants), Carmaux (9,774 inhabitants), Saint-Juéry (6,715 inhabitants) and Rabastens (5,187 inhabitants).

The canton of Albi-3 is an administrative division of the Tarn department, southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Albi.It consists of the following communes:

The Château de Castelnau-de-Lévis is a castle in the commune of Castelnau-de-Lévis in the Tarn département of France.The castel was built at the beginning of the thirteenth century by Gicard Alamon, and called Castelnau de Bonnafonds. It was rebuilt by the Lévis family in the fifteenth century, when the seigneurie came into the possession of Hugues d'Amboise, baron d'Aubijoux; the fief remained with his descendants until the seventeenth century. Hugues' grandson, Louis d'Amboise, comte d'Aubijoux and baron de Castelnau-de Bonnafous, restored the castle and dwelt in it. The narrow square watchtower (tour de guet) is 40m tall.Apart from the watchtower, all that remains today are remnants of other buildings. From the castle, there is a good view of Albi and the Tarn valley.The castle is privately owned. It has been listed since 1909 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.