Lautrec (French pronunciation: [lotʁɛk]; Occitan: Lautrèc) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Lautrec
A general view of Lautrec
A general view of Lautrec
Coat of arms of Lautrec
Location of Lautrec
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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
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54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,694
 • 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.

Demography

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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.