Motorhome campsite in Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux

Compagnie minière de Carmaux / 1.0 km

The Compagnie minière de Carmaux (Carmaux Mining Company), or Société des mines de Carmaux, was one of the first coal mining companies in France. It was founded in 1752 in the isolated Carmaux basin. The company was at first slow to expand and modernize, but grew much faster after the introduction (...) (mehr)

Taïx / 1.2 km

Taïx is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. (...) (mehr)

Blaye-les-Mines / 2.0 km

Blaye-les-Mines 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. (...) (mehr)

Le Garric / 2.1 km

Le Garric (meaning the oak tree) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. (...) (mehr)

Cagnac-les-Mines / 3.1 km

Cagnac-les-Mines is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It is a former coalmining town for workers of the Compagnie minière de Carmaux. It has a mining museum, whereupon is standing a huge miners safety lamp. (...) (mehr)