Cordes-sur-Ciel

Cordes-sur-Ciel
Commune
A view within Cordes-sur-Ciel
Coat of arms
Location of Cordes-sur-Ciel
Cordes-sur-Ciel Show map of France Cordes-sur-Ciel Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°03′52″N 1°57′13″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Albi
Canton	Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Paul Quilès
Area ^1	8.27 km^2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population  (2007)	1,014
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81069 /81170
Elevation	159–320 m (522–1,050 ft) (avg. 279 m or 915 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cordes-sur-Ciel (Occitan: Còrdas d'Albigés) is a commune of the Tarn département, in France.

The fortified town (bastide) was built in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse. It is now a popular tourist spot. Until recently the town's name was Cordes, a word thought to come from the Indo-European root "corte" meaning "rocky heights."

Cordes seen from the valley

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