Castelnau-de-Lévis (; ) is a
commune in the
Tarn department in southern
France
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.
It is located just west of
Albi
Albi (; ) is a commune in France, commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department, on the river Tarn (river), Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ...
. The inhabitants are ''Castellévisiens''.
Monuments and sites
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Chateau de Castelnau-de-Lévis is a ruined
castle
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dating from the 13th and 15th centuries.
Motocross
The village at the base of the château is the site of a
motocross
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History
Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...
championship, the ''Championnats du Monde MX3 et d’Europe 125 de Motocross.'' The track is also scheduled to host the French
2009 Sidecarcross world championship
The 2009 FIM Sidecarcross world championship, the 30th edition of the competition, started on 29 March and finished after thirteen race weekends on 13 September 2009.
After six championships in a row for Daniël Willemsen, the 2009 edition was wo ...
Grand Prix on 29 March 2009, however, this will still have to be confirmed by the
FIM
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* ...
.
Sidecarcross.de: Vorläufige Termine 2009
(in German)
See also
* Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
* Tourism in Tarn
The Tarn (department), Tarn department is located in the southwest of France.
Statistics
In 2009, there were:
* Nightly rentals: 8.6 million
* Beds available: 23,100
* Business hotels represented 305,000 tourists for a total of 470,200 nights
...
References
External links
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Communes of Tarn (department)
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