Lagrave

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Lagrave
Lagrave Coat of Arms
Lagrave (France)
Lagrave
region Occitania
Department Camouflage
Arrondissement Albi
Canton Les Deux Rives (main town)
Community association Gaillac-Graulhet
Coordinates 43 ° 54 '  N , 2 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 54 '  N , 2 ° 0'  E
height 135-205 m
surface 9.46 km 2
Residents 2,140 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 226 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 81150
INSEE code
Website http://www.lagrave.fr/

Aerial view of Lagrave

Lagrave is a French commune with 2,140 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitanie region . Lagrave belongs to the arrondissement of Albi and the canton of Les Deux Rives (until 2015: canton of Gaillac ). The inhabitants are called Lagravois .

geography

Lagrave is located about 53 kilometers northeast of Toulouse and about 13 kilometers west-southwest of Albi am Tarn . Lagrave is surrounded by the neighboring communities Rivières in the north and northwest, Labastide-de-Lévis in the north and northeast, Marssac-sur-Tarn in the east and northeast, Florentin in the southeast, Cadalen in the south and Brens in the west.

The A68 autoroute runs through the municipality .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
561 618 630 816 940 1264 1661 2140
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Sainte-Sigolène church
  • Archaeological excavation site Sainte-Sigolene ( Monument historique since 1994): remains of the former monastery complex
  • Pigeon tower
Sainte-Sigolène church

Web links

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