Lautrec

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Lautrec

Coat of arms of Lautrec
Lautrec is located in France
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Lautrec
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Tarn
Arrondissement Castres
Canton Lautrec
Intercommunality Lautrecois
Mayor Laurent Gros
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 165–360 m (541–1,180 ft)
(avg. 292 m or 958 ft)
Land area1 54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi)
Population2 1,743  (2006)
 - Density 32 /km2 (83 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 81139/ 81440
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°42′25″N 2°08′23″E / 43.7069°N 2.1397°E / 43.7069; 2.1397

Lautrec (Occitan: Lautrèc) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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[edit] Demography

Historical population of Lautrec
(Source : INSEE[1])
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2005
Population 1344 1508 1316 1503 1527 1556 1673

[edit] Remarkable sites

Lautrec

Lautrec is listed among "The Most Beautiful Villages of France" as well as a "Remarkable Site for Taste" thanks to its renowned pink garlic. 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

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