Cagnac-les-Mines

Summary

Cagnac-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [kaɲak le min]; Occitan: Canhac de las Minas) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

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Coat of arms of Cagnac-les-Mines
Location of Cagnac-les-Mines
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Cagnac-les-Mines is located in Occitanie
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Coordinates: 43°59′10″N 2°08′31″E / 43.9861°N 2.1419°E / 43.9861; 2.1419
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementAlbi
CantonAlbi-3
IntercommunalityCarmausin-Ségala
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrice Norkowski[1]
Area
1
24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,594
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81048 /81130
Elevation153–324 m (502–1,063 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a former coalmining town for workers of the Compagnie minière de Carmaux. It has a mining museum, whereupon is standing a huge miners safety lamp.

Geography edit

The Vère forms part of the commune's north-western border.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,378—    
1975 2,818−2.56%
1982 2,613−1.07%
1990 2,225−1.99%
1999 2,086−0.71%
2007 2,151+0.38%
2012 2,349+1.78%
2017 2,601+2.06%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE