Cagnac-les-Mines
Cagnac-les-Mines | |
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A church in Saint-Sernin-les-Mailhoc | |
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Location of Cagnac-les-Mines | |
Cagnac-les-Mines Cagnac-les-Mines | |
| Coordinates: 43°59′10″N 2°08′31″E / 43.9861°N 2.1419°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Albi |
| Canton | Albi-3 |
| Intercommunality | Carmausin-Ségala |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Norkowski |
Area 1 | 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 2,621 |
| • Density | 106/km2 (275/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81048 /81130 |
| Elevation | 153–324 m (502–1,063 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cagnac-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [kaɲak le min]; Occitan: Canhac de las Minas) is a commune in the southern French department of Tarn.
It is a former coal-mining town for workers of the Compagnie minière de Carmaux, and has a mining museum.
Exposed to a modified oceanic climate, it is drained by the Vère, the Mouline stream, and several other small waterways.
Cagnac-les-Mines is a rural commune with a population of 2,607 (as of 2022). It is part of the Albi metropolitan area. Its inhabitants are called Cagnacois or Cagnacoises.