Lautrec
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For the French painter, see Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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Lautrec |
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| 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
Lautrec (Occitan: Lautrèc) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
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[edit] Demography
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 |
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| Population | 1344 | 1508 | 1316 | 1503 | 1527 | 1556 | 1673 |
[edit] Remarkable sites
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
[edit] See also
- Famous painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s family had roots in this village
- Communes of the Tarn department
- Tourism in Tarn
[edit] References
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