Lautrec
Lautrec | |
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![]() A general view of Lautrec | |
Coordinates: 43°42′25″N 2°08′23″E / 43.7069°N 2.1397°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Castres |
Canton | Plaine de l'Agoût |
Intercommunality | Lautrécois-Pays d'Agout |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Bardou[1] |
Area 1 | 54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,694 |
• Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 81139 /81440 |
Elevation | 165–360 m (541–1,181 ft) (avg. 292 m or 958 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lautrec (French pronunciation: [lotʁɛk]; Occitan: Lautrèc) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Demography
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,508 | — |
1975 | 1,316 | −1.93% |
1982 | 1,503 | +1.92% |
1990 | 1,527 | +0.20% |
1999 | 1,554 | +0.19% |
2007 | 1,706 | +1.17% |
2012 | 1,798 | +1.06% |
2017 | 1,783 | −0.17% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Remarkable sites
[edit]Lautrec is listed among "The Most Beautiful Villages of France" as well as a "Remarkable Site for Taste" thanks to its renowned pink garlic.[4] Its remarkable sites include:
- the village itself, with its 14th century market square
- the Saint Remy collegiate church and its sumptuous marble retable
- the 17th century windmill, one of the few still working today in the South of France
- a clog workshop, recreated after the one that existed there until the early 1960s
- the Caussade Gate (13th century)
- the Salette calvary (altitude 328 m)
- the Roman road
See also
[edit]- Famous painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s family had roots in this village
- Communes of the Tarn department
- Tourism in Tarn
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Taylor, Colin Duncan (2021). Menu from the Midi: A Gastronomic Journey through the South of France. Matador. ISBN 978-1800464964.
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