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Lavaur is a commune in France, situated within the Tarn department and the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Lavaur and the canton of Lavaur Cocagne. The town is located in the arrondissement of Castres and shares borders with Saint-Jean-de-Rives, Verfeil, Ambres, and Belcastel. Lavaur is positioned next to the Agout body of water.
The commune has an area of 62.83 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 274 meters. Its population is recorded as 11,268, comprising 5,033 males and 5,778 females. Bernard Carayon is the head of government. The postal code for the area is 81500.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Tarn
- Arrondissement
- Castres
- Canton
- Lavaur Cocagne
- Intercommunality
- CC Tarn-Agout
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Bernard Carayon
- Area
- 62.83 km (24.26 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 10,965
- Density
- 174.5/km (452.0/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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lavaur
- Country
- France
- Located in
- canton of Lavaur
- Population
- 10965
- Area
- 62.83
- Elevation
- 167
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Agout
- Head of government
- Bernard Carayon
- Capital of
- canton of Lavaur Cocagne
- Shares border with
- Saint-Jean-de-Rives
- Official website
- www.ville-lavaur.fr
- Image
- Lavaur - Aerial View.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lavaur (Tarn)
- postal code
- 81500
- topic's main category
- Category:Lavaur (Tarn)
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Lavaur (Tarn)
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- Lavaur (Tarn)
- different from
- Lavaur
- associated electoral district
- canton of Lavaur Cocagne
- male population
- 5033
- female population
- 5778
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-63-83-12-20
- fax number
- +33-5-63-41-42-89
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Encyclopedic overview
Lavaur ( French pronunciation: [lavɔʁ]; Occitan: La Vaur) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lavaur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.