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Revel, Haute-Garonne

Coordinates: 43°27′34″N 2°00′17″E / 43.4594°N 2.0047°E / 43.4594; 2.0047
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Revel
The belfry in Revel
The belfry in Revel
Coat of arms of Revel
Location of Revel
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Revel is located in France
Revel
Revel
Revel is located in Occitanie
Revel
Revel
Coordinates: 43°27′34″N 2°00′17″E / 43.4594°N 2.0047°E / 43.4594; 2.0047
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementToulouse
CantonRevel
IntercommunalityLauragais Revel Sorezois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Hourquet
Area
1
35.31 km2 (13.63 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
9,637
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31451 /31250
Elevation179–381 m (587–1,250 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Revel is a commune. It is in Occitanie in the Haute-Garonne department in southwest France. In 2020, 9,652 people lived there.

The inhabitants are known as Revélois and Revéloises.

Revel is best known for two products: furniture, and a mint liqueur named Get 27, which was made in the town since the 18th century.

Geography

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Revel is 52 km (32 mi) east of Toulouse. Other nearby towns are Carcassonne and Castelnaudary to the south, Castres to the east, and Albi to the northeast.

Notable people

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  • Vincent Auriol (1884–1966), French politician who was first President of the Fourth Republic from 1947 to 1954

References

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  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.