Lagarrigue, Tarn

Lagarrigue
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Lagarrigue
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Coordinates: 43°34′39″N 2°16′37″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Mazamet-1
Intercommunality	CA Castres Mazamet
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Colom[1]
Area ^1	4.86 km^2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,789
• Density	370/km^2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81130 /81090
Elevation	185–266 m (607–873 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

• Communes of the Tarn department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Services publics Lagarrigue - Habitants". www.habitants.fr. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
4. "Historique". Lagarrigue. Retrieved 2019-07-07.