Lautrec

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For the French painter, see Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. For the 1998 French biographical film, see Lautrec (film).
Lautrec
Commune
A general view of Lautrec
A general view of Lautrec
Coat of arms of Lautrec
Coat of arms
Location of Lautrec
Map
Lautrec is located in France
Lautrec
Lautrec
Lautrec is located in Occitanie
Lautrec
Lautrec
Coordinates: 43°42′25″N 2°08′23″E / 43.7069°N 2.1397°E / 43.7069; 2.1397
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonPlaine de l'Agoût
IntercommunalityLautrécois-Pays d'Agout
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Bardou[1]
Area
1
54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,690
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81139 /81440
Elevation165–360 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

Lautrec is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association, 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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Taylor, Colin Duncan (2021). Menu from the Midi: A Gastronomic Journey through the South of France. Matador. ISBN 978-1800464964.
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