Graulhet
Encyclopedia
Graulhet is a commune
in the Tarn department in southern France
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It is a centre of tanning
. Leather was the main activity before industry went to China. Graulhet is crossed by the Dadou
river; it is a typical village of the South of France, also called Midi.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Tarn department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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It is a centre of tanning
Tanning
Tanning is the making of leather from the skins of animals which does not easily decompose. Traditionally, tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound from which the tanning process draws its name . Coloring may occur during tanning...
. Leather was the main activity before industry went to China. Graulhet is crossed by the Dadou
Dadou
The Dadou is a long river in the Tarn département, southern France. Its source is near Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Agout into which it flows near Ambres.-Communes along its course:...
river; it is a typical village of the South of France, also called Midi.