Cagnac-les-Mines

Cagnac-les-Mines

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Cagnac-les-Mines

Coordinates: 43°59′10″N 2°08′31″E / 43.9861°N 2.1419°E / 43.9861; 2.1419Coordinates: 43°59′10″N 2°08′31″E / 43.9861°N 2.1419°E / 43.9861; 2.1419
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Tarn
Arrondissement Albi
Canton Albi-Nord-Ouest
Intercommunality Ségala-Carmausin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Hernandez
Area1 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,186
  Density 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
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.

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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References

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