Sorèze

Sorèze
Commune
An alley in Sorèze
Coat of arms
Location of Sorèze
Sorèze Location within France Sorèze Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°27′14″N 2°04′02″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	La Montagne noire
Intercommunality	CC aux sources du Canal du Midi
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Alain Schmidt
Area 1	41.64 km2 (16.08 sq mi)
Elevation	272 m (892 ft)
Highest elevation	781 m (2,562 ft)
Lowest elevation	204 m (669 ft)
Population  (2023)	2,965
• Density	71.21/km2 (184.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81288 /81540
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sorèze (French pronunciation: [sɔʁɛz]; Occitan: Sorese) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,613	—
1975	1,672	+0.51%
1982	1,654	−0.15%
1990	1,954	+2.11%
1999	2,164	+1.14%
2007	2,550	+2.07%
2012	2,675	+0.96%
2017	2,836	+1.18%
2023	2,965	+0.74%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department

External links

• Sorèze website (in French)
• Abbey-school of Sorèze (in French)