Garrigues (Tarn)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Camouflage | |
| Arrondissement | Castres | |
| Canton | Les Portes du Tarn | |
| Community association | Stealth agout | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 42 ' N , 1 ° 43' E | |
| height | 148-244 m | |
| surface | 10.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 252 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 81500 | |
| INSEE code | 81102 | |
 Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church |
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Garrigues is a French commune with 252 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the canton of Les Portes du Tarn and the Arrondissement of Castres .
geography
Garrigues is about eight kilometers west of Lavaur , on the border with the neighboring Haute-Garonne department . The place is located on the approximately 13-kilometer-long Laragou river , which was dammed in the neighboring municipality of Montpitol to form Lac du Laragou . Part of the lake area belongs to garrigues.
The municipality borders on Azas to the north-west, Lugan to the north, Lavaur to the north-east and south- east, Saint-Agnan to the east, Verfeil to the south and Montpitol to the west .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2015 |
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| Residents | 128 | 126 | 116 | 153 | 154 | 213 | 294 | 263 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
- Castle chapel ( Chapelle du château ) in the Lagassié district
Web links
Commons : Garrigues - collection of images, videos and audio files
