Combefa

Combefa (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃bfa]; Occitan: Combafan) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Combefa
Location of Combefa
Combefa
Combefa
Coordinates: 44°03′21″N 2°05′49″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementAlbi
CantonCarmaux-2 Vallée du Cérou
IntercommunalityCarmausin-Ségala
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Michel Sibra
Area
1
2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
182
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81068 /81640
Elevation213–330 m (699–1,083 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It has an old ruined castle, the "Château de Combefa", former summer residence of the bishops of Albi. The chapel of the castle contained a 15th-century sculpture group representing the Entombment of Christ. The sculpture group was moved to the hospital of Monestiés in 1774.

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