Pont-de-Larn (French pronunciation: ​[pɔ̃ də laʁn]; Occitan: Lo Pont de L'Arn) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It is 2 kilometers from Mazamet in the Occitanie region.

Pont-de-Larn
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-de-Larn
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Coordinates: 43°30′19″N 2°24′24″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Mazamet-2 Vallée du Thoré
Intercommunality	Castres-Mazamet
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Carayol
Area 1	34.51 km2 (13.32 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	2,775
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81209 /81660
Elevation	202–701 m (663–2,300 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town is situated on the Arn in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park at the foot of the Montagne Noire.

On the sunny side of the Thore valley, Pont-de-Larn offers residents and guests the ambience of a "country town". There are guest houses and lodges in the vicinity, and marked hiking trails.

There is also a tennis club, stadiums, bowling and one of the oldest golf courses in the region, de la Barouge. The village offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants and services.

Pont-de-Larn can be the starting point for excursions to the Sidobre, the valley of the Orb and the Caroux Lacaune.

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