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Revel
"Revel
opens its doors to the talented, the ambitious and the creative, to share
their passion."
Revel welcomes business creation and development. Establish your business
in Revel. A Choice for the Third Millennium
Establish and develop
your business in Revel and at the same time choose one of the best possible
living environments without compromising on competitiveness, or any economic
imperative.Revel offers you a well-equipped business park, including special
facilities for start-ups, all the infrastructure and services of a town,
plus a dynamic business environment and a privileged life style.
Communications are modern and easy. Revel is 25 minutes drive from the
A61 motorway, an integral part of the French and European motorway network,
and 50 minutes from the airport at Toulouse. Revel was one of the first
towns in the area to be equipped with internet broad band technology.
(see Information
on the Economy)
To live in Revel . . .. . . is to choose a life of quality
Gone: an anonymous life in a city, crowds, traffic jams, stress and pollution . . . you want fresh air, sunshine, countryside, friendly faces and the joy of living. . . welcome to Revel.
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In Revel you will find all the requirements of daily life provided by
a town of 9 000 inhabitants:
• a wide variety of shops and services
• educational
facilities (infants schools, junior schools, secondary schools and vocational
training)
• family services (day-care for young children, a community centre,
etc)
• health services (general practitioners and specialists, a hospital,
a medically equipped old people's home)
• leisure, sporting and cultural activities for everyone. . . (more
than 100 clubs!)
• cinema, open air swimming pool, shows and events throughout the
year . . .
Come to Revel and join us in making our town even more hospitable and
dynamic.
A Bastide (a specially fortified town) founded in 1342by Philip VI de Valois at the foot of the Montagne Noire (the Black Mountains).
Revel, with its octagonal shape and original grid street pattern, is nearly unique in France as a perfect example of a bastide. (Bastides were fortified towns constructed in the south-west of France during the 100 Years' War). At the heart of the town the market square is bordered by medieval houses with galleries under the first floors. In the centre of the square a large tiled roof supported by a forest of ancient oak pillars and beams is topped by a belfry, once a watchtower. Saturday morning market, held under the massive central roof and all around the square, brings together people from Revel and from the surrounding villages and countryside in one of the most beautiful markets in France.
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Revel, City of Fine Crafted Furniture
Since the end of the
19th century, skilled cabinetmakers, inlayers, sculptors and bronze workers
have made of Revel the capital of artistic furniture.
You can learn about the remarkable skills of these craftsmen:
• at the exhibition hall "Revel Art et Meuble" (http://www.revelartetmeuble.free.fr)
• in the workshops and display rooms of craftsmen
• at the Biennial Fair of Artistic Furniture (la Biennale du Meuble
d'Art) - last held during October 2002)
• at the Conservatoire des Métiers du Bois: Phone/Fax: (33)
(0)5 61.27.65.50
(see Tourist
Information)
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The lake is the key element of an ingenious system created in the 17th century by Pierre Paul Riquet to supply water to the Canal du Midi (classified by UNESCO as a Worldwide Heritage Site). The lake at Saint-Ferréol merits visiting at any time of the year.
The site includes an 80 hectare park, cascades, a geyser and shady paths and offers the joys of swimming, fishing and exploring nature, together with the possibility of practising a great many sports: boating, wind surfing, tennis, horse riding, walking, mountain biking, rock climbing and speleology. (see Tourist Information)
Set among pines trees and surrounded by countryside, Saint-Ferréol has restaurants, hotels, camp sites, play areas, sport facilities, open-air parks and centres for horse riding and gliding.
Everything you need
to know is in the guide
for getting around & points of interest.
Other DistractionsRevel is situated in an area of outstanding natural
beauty. It is one hours drive from Mediterranean beaches, from well-equipped
ski resorts in the Pyrenees and from Toulouse, a major city. It is three
hours drive from Barcelona.
Help
on arrival
The Tourist Office can give you details of hotels and restaurants in Revel
and Saint-Ferréol
E-mail : tourisme-revel@revel-lauragais.com
Telephone number: 33 (0)5 34 66 67 68
The Mayor, Alain CHATILLON
Opening periods, adress, e-mail...
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