Puylaurens

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Puylaurens
Puèglaurenç
Puylaurens coat of arms
Puylaurens (France)
Puylaurens
region Occitania
Department Camouflage
Arrondissement Castres
Canton Le Pastel
Community association Sor et l'Agout
Coordinates 43 ° 34 '  N , 2 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 34 '  N , 2 ° 1'  E
height 147-372 m
surface 81.82 km 2
Residents 3,236 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 40 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 81700
INSEE code
Website http://www.puylaurens.fr/

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Puylaurens ( Occitan : Puèglaurenç ) is a southern French municipality with 3236 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn department in the Occitania region . Puylaurens belongs to the Arrondissement of Castres and the canton of Le Pastel . The inhabitants are called Puylaurentais .

geography

Puylaurens is located in the Lauragais cultural landscape , about 50 kilometers east of Toulouse on the Girou River . Puylaurens is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Guitalens in the north, Vielmur-sur-Agout in the northeast, Sémalens in the east, Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Lempaut in the southeast, Blan and Poudis in the south, Montgey , Péchaudier and Saint-Sernin-lès- Lavaur in the south-west, Cuq-Toulza , Lacroisille and Appelle in the west, Bertre , Prades and Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux in the north-west.

Route nationale 126 (the former route nationale 621) runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 3,088 2,936 2,782 2,778 2,708 2,792 2,891 3,235

Personalities

Web links

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