Avignonet-Lauragais (French pronunciation: [aviɲɔnɛ loʁaɡɛ]; Occitan: Avinhonet de Lauragués) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Avignonet-Lauragais
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A general view of Avignonet-Lauragais | |
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Location of Avignonet-Lauragais ![]() | |
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| Coordinates: 43°22′00″N 1°47′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Revel |
| Intercommunality | CC Terres Lauragais |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Haybrard Danieli |
| Area 1 | 40.66 km2 (15.70 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,602 |
| • Density | 39/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. | |
In 1242 Avignonet-Lauragais was the site of a massacre of Inquisitors by members of a heretical garrison at the Castle of Montségur.[2] The massacre led to the Siege of Montségur.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 963 | — |
| 1968 | 1,040 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 938 | −9.8% |
| 1982 | 931 | −0.7% |
| 1990 | 954 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1,069 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 1,220 | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 1,241 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,262 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,438 | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 1,443 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,444 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,578 | +9.3% |
Avignonet-Lauragais is twinned with:
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