Lautrec

Lautrec (Occitan: Lautrèc) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

For the French painter, see Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Lautrec
Commune
A general view of Lautrec
Coat of arms
Location of Lautrec
Lautrec
Lautrec
Coordinates: 43°42′25″N 2°08′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonPlaine de l'Agoût
IntercommunalityLautrecois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Laurent Gros
Area
1
54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,783
 • Density33/km2 (85/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
Historical population of Lautrec
(Source: INSEE[2])
Year19681975198219901999200720122017
Population15081316150315271554170617981783

Remarkable sites

Lautrec is listed among "The Most Beautiful Villages of France" as well as a "Remarkable Site for Taste" thanks to its renowned pink garlic. 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

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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