Lavaur (French pronunciation: [lavɔʁ]; Occitan: La Vaur) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
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Coordinates: 43°41′59″N 1°49′11″E / 43.6997°N 1.8197°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Castres |
Canton | Lavaur Cocagne |
Intercommunality | CC Tarn-Agout |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Carayon[1] |
Area 1 | 62.83 km2 (24.26 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 10,830 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 81140 /81500 |
Elevation | 105–274 m (344–899 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lavaur was taken in 1211 by Simon de Montfort during the wars of the Albigenses, a monument marking the site where Dame Giraude de Laurac (Lady of Lavaur) was killed,[3] being thrown down a well and stoned to death.[4] The town was also taken several times during the religious wars of the 16th century.
Lavaur stands on the left bank of the Agout, which is here crossed by a railway-bridge and a fine stone bridge of the 1770s.[5] It lies 36 km southwest of Albi and 32 km east of Toulouse.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 7,665 | — |
1975 | 7,897 | +0.43% |
1982 | 7,972 | +0.14% |
1990 | 8,148 | +0.27% |
1999 | 8,537 | +0.52% |
2007 | 10,036 | +2.04% |
2012 | 10,242 | +0.41% |
2017 | 10,811 | +1.09% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
The town carries on distilling and flour-milling and the manufacture of brushes, plaster and wooden shoes.
There is a subprefecture and a tribunal of first instance (a lower Court of Justice).