Lagarrigue, Tarn

Lagarrigue
Commune
Coat of arms of Lagarrigue
Coat of arms
Location of Lagarrigue
Map
Lagarrigue is located in France
Lagarrigue
Lagarrigue
Lagarrigue is located in Occitanie
Lagarrigue
Lagarrigue
Coordinates: 43°34′39″N 2°16′37″E / 43.5775°N 2.2769°E / 43.5775; 2.2769
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonMazamet-1
IntercommunalityCA Castres Mazamet
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Colom[1]
Area
1
4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,786
 • Density370/km2 (950/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.

Lagarrigue (French pronunciation: [laɡaʁiɡ]; Occitan: La Garriga) is a commune in the Tarn, department in southern France.

Inhabitants are called "Lagarriguois".[3]

History

The commune is quoted in 1272 in a charter of Gaix's castle. In 1629, Louis de Cardaillac created an independent consulate in the town.[4]

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. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Services publics Lagarrigue - Habitants". www.habitants.fr. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  4. ^ "Historique". Lagarrigue. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
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