Avignonet-Lauragais (French pronunciation: [aviɲɔnɛ loʁaɡɛ]; Occitan: Avinhonet de Lauragués) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Avignonet-Lauragais
| |
---|---|
Commune | |
![]() A general view of Avignonet-Lauragais | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Avignonet-Lauragais ![]() | |
![]() ![]() Avignonet-Lauragais ![]() ![]() Avignonet-Lauragais | |
Coordinates: 43°22′00″N 1°47′23″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Toulouse |
Canton | Revel |
Intercommunality | CC Terres Lauragais |
Government | |
• 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. | ±% |
---|---|---|
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:
General |
|
---|---|
National libraries |
![]() | This Haute-Garonne geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |