Saint-Félix-Lauragais

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Commune in Occitanie, France





























Saint-Félix-Lauragais

Commune

Saint-Félix-Lauragais.jpg


Coat of arms of Saint-Félix-Lauragais
Coat of arms



Saint-Félix-Lauragais is located in France

Saint-Félix-Lauragais

Saint-Félix-Lauragais





Location within Occitanie region


Saint-Félix-Lauragais is located in Occitanie

Saint-Félix-Lauragais

Saint-Félix-Lauragais







Coordinates: 43°26′59″N 1°53′18″E / 43.4497°N 1.8883°E / 43.4497; 1.8883Coordinates: 43°26′59″N 1°53′18″E / 43.4497°N 1.8883°E / 43.4497; 1.8883
Country
France
Region
Occitanie
Department
Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement
Toulouse
Canton
Revel
Intercommunality
Lauragais-Revel-Sorezois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014)

André Rey
Area1

51.88 km2 (20.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)2

1,362
 • Density
26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

31478 /31540
Elevation
178–341 m (584–1,119 ft)
(avg. 321 m or 1,053 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.


2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Félix-Lauragais is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Population


  • 3 Sights


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




History


The village was previously called Saint-Félix-de-Caraman or Carmaing. In 1167 the Cathars held a Council here, attended by many local figures and also by the Bogomil papa Nicetas, the Cathar bishop of (northern) France and a leader of the Cathars of Lombardy.



Population


























Historical population
YearPop.±%

1962
1,035—    

1968
1,192+15.2%

1975
1,110−6.9%

1982
1,188+7.0%

1990
1,177−0.9%

1999
1,301+10.5%

2008
1,362+4.7%




Sights


The Château de Saint-Félix-Lauragais is a 12th-century castle which is listed as a historical site by the French Ministry of Culture.
[1]




See also


  • Communes of the Haute-Garonne department


References


  • INSEE


  1. ^ www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 17 March 2008




External links





  • Saint-Félix-Lauragais at revel-lauragais.com (in French)



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