Algans

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Algans
Coat of arms of Algans
Algans (France)
Algans
region Occitania
Department Camouflage
Arrondissement Castres
Canton Lavaur Cocagne
Community association Sor et l'Agout
Coordinates 43 ° 36 '  N , 1 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 36 '  N , 1 ° 54'  E
height 191-308 m
surface 14.43 km 2
Residents 203 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 81470
INSEE code 81006

Algans is a French commune with 203 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitania region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Castres and the canton of Lavaur Cocagne (previously Cuq-Toulza ).

geography

Algans is located about 30 kilometers east of Toulouse and about 20 kilometers west of Castres in northern Lauragais . The Ruisseau d'Algans , a tributary of the Girou, flows through the municipality . Characteristic of the area around Algans is the lack of large forest areas. Except for small tree-lined slopes on the hills, arable and pastureland predominate.

The districts belong to Algans

  • En Bourrel and La Croix Rouge to the north,
  • Roudoule to the northwest and
  • Saint-Perdouls to the west.

The village of Algans is about 200 m above sea level; the highest point in the north of the municipality reaches 308 m.

Algans borders the following municipalities:

history

The municipality Algans was established on 22 November 1829 from the merger of the villages Algans and Lastens by decree King Charles X .

population

Population development
year Residents
1962 270
1968 217
1975 171
1982 161
1990 176
1999 200
2006 217

With 203 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Algans is one of the smaller communities in the Tarn department. After the population had been over 600 in the middle of the 19th century (in 1836 there were still 630 inhabitants), a continuous slow population decline has been recorded since then. There has been slow growth since the 1980s.

Economy and Infrastructure

Traditionally the most important branch of business in Algans is agriculture (dairy farming, grain and feed cultivation, poultry liver production). There are also small craft and service companies. Algans is located off the main national transport routes. The southern neighboring municipality of Cadix is located on the highway from Toulouse to Béziers . There are train connections to Toulouse and Castres in Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux in the Agout valley, eight kilometers to the northeast .

Attractions

  • Church of the Assumption ( Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ) from 1870 in Algans
  • Church of St. Caprasius, named after St. Caprasius , Bishop of Agen ( Saint-Caprais ) in the district of Saint-Perdouls

supporting documents

  1. ↑ EDT Archives Communales von Algans on edt-archivescommunales.tarn.fr (French), accessed on March 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Algans on cassini.ehess.fr in French.
  3. ↑ Algans on annuaire-mairie.fr (French).

Web links

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