Lacaune

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Lacaune
Commune
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Lacaune
Coordinates: 43°42′34″N2°41′35″E / 43.7094°N 2.6931°E / 43.7094; 2.6931
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
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
2,466
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81124 /81230
Elevation598–1,274 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.

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Geography

The river Gijou has its source in the commune.

History

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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.

Points of interest

See also

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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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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