Cagnac-les-Mines

Cagnac-les-Mines is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Cagnac-les-Mines
Coat of arms
Location of Cagnac-les-Mines
Cagnac-les-Mines
Cagnac-les-Mines
Coordinates: 43°59′10″N 2°08′31″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementAlbi
CantonAlbi-3
IntercommunalitySégala-Carmausin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Hernandez
Area
1
24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,601
  Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81048 /81130
Elevation153–324 m (502–1,063 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a former coalmining town for workers of the Compagnie minière de Carmaux. It has a mining museum, whereupon is standing a huge miners safety lamp.

Geography

The Vère forms part of the commune's north-western border.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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