Lacaune | |
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Coordinates: 43°42′34″N2°41′35″E / 43.7094°N 2.6931°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Castres |
Canton | Les Hautes Terres d'Oc |
Intercommunality | Monts de Lacaune et Montagne du Haut Languedoc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Robert Bousquet [1] |
Area 1 | 91.36 km2 (35.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [2] | 2,471 |
• Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 81124 /81230 |
Elevation | 598–1,274 m (1,962–4,180 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lacaune (French pronunciation: [lakon] ; Occitan : La Cauna, meaning the cave) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
The river Gijou has its source in the commune.
In 1797, the feral child Victor of Aveyron was looked after at Lacaune for a week after first being discovered in the woods, before running away.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,184 | — |
1975 | 3,260 | +0.34% |
1982 | 3,231 | −0.13% |
1990 | 3,089 | −0.56% |
1999 | 2,914 | −0.65% |
2007 | 2,763 | −0.66% |
2012 | 2,552 | −1.58% |
2017 | 2,492 | −0.47% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
Its inhabitants are called Lacaunais in French and Cauneses in Occitan.
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