Lautrec
Commune in Occitania, France
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Lautrec (French pronunciation: [lotʁɛk]; Occitan: Lautrèc) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Lautrec | |
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A general view of Lautrec | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lautrec | |
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| Coordinates: 43°42′25″N 2°08′23″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 (2023)[2] | 1,673 |
| • Density | 30.62/km2 (79.30/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. | |
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
- Famous painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s family had roots in this village
- Communes of the Tarn department
- Tourism in Tarn
