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Lautrec

Lautrec
A general view of Lautrec
A general view of Lautrec
Coat of arms of Lautrec
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Location of Lautrec
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 (20202026) Thierry Bardou[1]
Area
1
54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,673
  Density30.62/km2 (79.30/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

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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%
2023 1,673−1.06%
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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  4. Taylor, Colin Duncan (2021). Menu from the Midi: A Gastronomic Journey through the South of France. Matador. ISBN 978-1800464964.