Lauzerte
Sign in to saveLauzerte (; Languedocien: Lausèrta) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
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Lauzerte is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department within the Occitanie region of France. It serves as the capital of the canton of Lauzerte and is located in the arrondissement of Castelsarrasin. The municipality has an area of 44.56 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 270 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Belvèze, Bouloc-en-Quercy, Cazes-Mondenard, and Montagudet.
The population of Lauzerte is recorded as 1,480, comprising 693 males and 761 females. The community is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France. Its postal code is 82110, and it is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Pays de Serres Sud-Quercy. A monastery is also located within the commune.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lauzerte
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,592
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lauzerte
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Lauzerte.png
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Lauzerte
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Lauzerte (Tarn-et-Garonne).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Castelsarrasin
- French commune.canton
- Pays de Serres Sud-Quercy
- French commune.INSEE
- 82094
- French commune.postal code
- 82110
- French commune.mayor
- François-Thierry Le Moing
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 176
- French commune.elevation min m
- 98
- French commune.elevation max m
- 270
- French commune.area km2
- 44.56
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Official website
Lauzerte.fr - Mairie de Lauzerte
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lauzerte
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Castelsarrasin
- Population
- 1443
- Area
- 44.56
- Elevation
- 175
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- canton of Lauzerte
- Shares border with
- Touffailles
- Official website
- www.lauzerte.fr
- Image
- Lauzerte 1.JPG
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- Commons category
- Lauzerte
- postal code
- 82110
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pays de Serres Sud-Quercy
- male population
- 693
- female population
- 761
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-63-94-65-14
- fax number
- +33-5-63-94-65-84
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- Geography/Topography
- History
- Architecture
- Arts and Culture
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- References
- External links
Lauzerte (; Languedocien: Lausèrta) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Etymology of the name: Two interpretations include the possible Latin root of "Villaserta" and more likely, the Gallic root, "lauzes", flat stones used as paving or roofing, and "erta" from the local Occitan dialect, meaning hill, thus Hill of Flat Stones. The fact that the barbican was exploited as a quarry supports this derivation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lauzerte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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