Cagnac-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [kaɲak le min]; Occitan: Canhac de las Minas) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Cagnac-les-Mines | |
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Coordinates: 43°59′10″N 2°08′31″E / 43.9861°N 2.1419°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Tarn |
Arrondissement | Albi |
Canton | Albi-3 |
Intercommunality | Carmausin-Ségala |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Norkowski[1] |
Area 1 | 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,594 |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 81048 /81130 |
Elevation | 153–324 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
editThe Vère forms part of the commune's north-western border.
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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