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Laguépie
Laguépie (French pronunciation: [laɡepi]; Occitan: La Guépia) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Laguépie | |
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The River Viaur in Laguépie, in 1995 | |
Coat of arms | |
Laguépie Laguépie | |
| Coordinates: 44°08′43″N 1°58′14″E / 44.1453°N 1.9706°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Montauban |
| Canton | Quercy-Rouergue |
| Intercommunality | Quercy Rouergue et des Gorges de l'Aveyron |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Cros[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.86 km2 (5.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 637 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 82088 /82250 |
| Elevation | 140–387 m (459–1,270 ft) (avg. 157 m or 515 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Laguépie is situated at the confluence of the rivers Aveyron and Viaur and at the tri-point of the departments Tarn-et-Garonne, Aveyron and Tarn. On the opposite, left bank of the Viaur is the village Saint-Martin-Laguépie, which is in the Tarn department. Historically part of the province of Rouergue (now the Aveyron department), Laguépie was added to Tarn-et-Garonne in 1808.[3] Laguépie station has rail connections to Toulouse, Figeac and Aurillac.
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References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Laguépie, EHESS (in French).
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