▁height , ▁the ▁town ▁imported ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁w ool ▁annual ▁from ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere . ▁After ▁processing , ▁numerous ▁establish ments ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁w ool - sp in ning ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁le ather ▁goods , ▁glo ves , ▁blank ets , ▁hos ier y ▁and ▁cl othing ▁for ▁troops . ▁While ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁Maz am et ' s ▁w ool ▁industry ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁town ▁still ▁has ▁a ▁resid ual ▁high - end ▁le ather ▁industry ▁with ▁le ather ▁being ▁purchased ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Paris ▁& ▁London ▁fashion ▁houses . ▁ ▁Today , ▁Maz am et ▁is ▁becoming ▁known ▁for ▁tour ism , ▁thanks ▁to ▁its ▁st unning ▁natural ▁setting ▁at ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Mont agne ▁No ire ▁mountain ▁range ▁and ▁being ▁just ▁ 4 5 ▁m ins ▁from ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁S ites ▁of ▁Al bi , ▁Car c ass onne ▁and ▁the ▁Canal ▁du ▁mid i . ▁A ▁parad ise ▁for ▁walking ▁and ▁cy cling ▁has ▁made ▁the ▁town ▁popular ▁with ▁out door ▁enthus iast s ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁ 6 5   km ▁cycle ▁path ▁and ▁numerous ▁cy cling ▁& ▁walking ▁routes ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁regional ▁tour ism ▁offices . ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁boost ▁to ▁tour ism ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁Lac ▁de ▁Mont agn es ▁( just