Arifat

Arifat
Commune
The chateau in Arifat
Arifat
Location within Occitanie region  Arifat
Coordinates: 43°47′07″N 2°21′53″E / 43.7853°N 2.3647°E / 43.7853; 2.3647Coordinates: 43°47′07″N 2°21′53″E / 43.7853°N 2.3647°E / 43.7853; 2.3647
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Le Haut Dadou
Intercommunality	Montredonnais
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Sylvain Cals
Area1	20.28 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	159
• Density	7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	81017 /81360
Elevation	267–583 m (876–1,913 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 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.

Arifat (Occitan: Arifat) is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France.

The inhabitants are known as Arifatois.

The commune is traversed by the river Dadou.