Lagarrigue, Tarn

Lagarrigue is a commune in the Tarn, department in southern France.

Lagarrigue
Coat of arms
Location of Lagarrigue
Lagarrigue
Lagarrigue
Coordinates: 43°34′39″N 2°16′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonMazamet-1
IntercommunalityCastres-Mazamet
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Vincent Colom
Area
1
4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,823
  Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81130 /81090
Elevation185–266 m (607–873 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Inhabitants are called "Lagarriguois".[2]

History

The commune is quoted in 1272 in a charter of Gaix's castle. In 1629, Louis de Cardaillac created an independent consulat in the town.[3]

Economy

There is a part of Castres-Mazamet airport on the commune.

Monuments

The church

Personalities

  • Claude Puel, a French football player and manager ;
  • Guillaume Borne, a French football player.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Services publics Lagarrigue - Habitants". www.habitants.fr. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  3. "Historique". Lagarrigue. Retrieved 2019-07-07.


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