Blaye-les-Mines | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Blaye-les-Mines (Tarn).svg |
Arrondissement: | Albi |
Canton: | Carmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou |
Insee: | 81033 |
Postal Code: | 81400 |
Mayor: | Jean-François Kowalik[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Carmausin-Ségala |
Coordinates: | 44.0317°N 2.1325°W |
Elevation M: | 339 |
Elevation Min M: | 241 |
Elevation Max M: | 344 |
Area Km2: | 8.88 |
Blaye-les-Mines (pronounced as /fr/; oc|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.