Cagnac-les-Mines

Cagnac-les-Mines

Cagnac-les-Mines
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Tarn
Arrondissement Albi
Canton Albi-Nord-Ouest
Intercommunality Ségala-Carmausin
Mayor Robert Hernandez
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 153–324 m (502–1,063 ft)
(avg. 230 m/750 ft)
Land area1 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Population2 2,186  (2006)
 - Density 89 /km2 (230 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 81048/ 81130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cagnac-les-Mines is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

It is a former coalmining town with a mining museum, whereupon is standing a huge miners safety lamp.

Geography

The Vère forms part of the commune's north-western border.

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