Revel, Haute-Garonne

Revel
Revel
Location within Occitanie region  Revel
Coordinates: 43°27′34″N 2°00′17″E / 43.4594°N 2.0047°E / 43.4594; 2.0047Coordinates: 43°27′34″N 2°00′17″E / 43.4594°N 2.0047°E / 43.4594; 2.0047
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Revel
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Alain Chatillon (Radical-UMP)
Area1	35.31 km2 (13.63 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	9,387
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	31451 / 31250
Elevation	179–381 m (587–1,250 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Revel (Occitan: Revèl) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Revel is situated about 35 miles (54 kilometres) east of Toulouse. Other notable nearby towns are Carcassonne and Castelnaudary to the south, Castres to the east, and Albi to the northeast.

The most notable physical feature of Revel is its central square, which is partially covered by a 14th-century roof, supported by wooden pillars and topped by a distinctive bell-tower. Originally, the marketplace erected in the fourteenth century. In 1829, a fire destroyed the building. Five years later, it was restored, accruing its recent form with the addition of the cupola and the clock. Every Saturday morning, a market is held in the square and surrounding streets in which a variety of goods, but especially food and clothing, is on sale.

Another distinctive building is the large, Gothic-style town church of Notre-Dame, just south of the central square.

Just south of Revel, where the land begins to slope upwards into the Montagne Noire regional park, is the Lac de Saint-Ferréol, a man-made lake dating from the seventeenth century which is linked to the Canal du Midi, and for some time has been enjoyed by local residents and tourists as a place for walking, sunbathing, picnicking etc. A number of hotels, cafés, restaurants and private homes can be found close to the north shore of the lake.

Revel is arguably best known for two products: furniture, and a mint liqueur named Get 27, which has been manufactured in the town since the 18th century. Cabinet-making is a specialty of the area, and many cabinet makers are trained at the local lycée, which specialises in technical training, and admits pupils from across the region on a residential (boarding) basis during the week. Furniture shops and warehouses are a feature of Revel and the surrounding area.