Avignonet-Lauragais
Avinhonet de Lauragués (Occitan) | |
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![]() A general view of Avignonet-Lauragais | |
Coordinates: 43°22′00″N 1°47′23″E / 43.3667°N 1.7897°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Toulouse |
Canton | Revel |
Intercommunality | CC Terres Lauragais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Patricia Malmaison[1] |
Area 1 | 40.66 km2 (15.70 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,628 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 31037 /31290 |
Elevation | 176–274 m (577–899 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Avignonet-Lauragais (French pronunciation: [aviɲɔnɛ loʁaɡɛ]; Occitan: Avinhonet de Lauragués) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
History
[edit]In 1242 Avignonet-Lauragais was the site of a massacre of Inquisitors by members of a heretical garrison at the Castle of Montségur.[3] The massacre led to the Siege of Montségur.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,040 | — |
1975 | 938 | −1.46% |
1982 | 931 | −0.11% |
1990 | 954 | +0.31% |
1999 | 1,069 | +1.27% |
2007 | 1,241 | +1.88% |
2012 | 1,399 | +2.43% |
2017 | 1,534 | +1.86% |
2019 | 1,602 | +2.19% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Twin towns
[edit]Avignonet-Lauragais is twinned with:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Given, James (April 1989). "The Inquisitors of Languedoc and the Medieval Technology of Power". The American Historical Review. 94, 2: 336–359.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE