Marnhagues-et-Latour
| Marnhagues-et-Latour | |
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The Chapel of Manhargues | |
  Marnhagues-et-Latour | |
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Marnhagues-et-Latour | |
| Coordinates: 43°52′24″N 3°01′50″E / 43.8733°N 3.0306°ECoordinates: 43°52′24″N 3°01′50″E / 43.8733°N 3.0306°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Millau |
| Canton | Cornus |
| Intercommunality | Larzac-Templier Causses et Vallées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jérôme Thibault-Laurent |
| Area1 | 21.92 km2 (8.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 146 |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12139 / 12540 |
| Elevation |
396–762 m (1,299–2,500 ft) (avg. 422 m or 1,385 ft) |
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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. | |
Marnhagues-et-Latour is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Geography
The Sorgues flows west-northwest through the commune; the Latour hamlet lies on its right bank. The Marnhagues hamlet lies in the valley of the Matas brook, a tributary of the Sorgues. The third hamlet in the commune, Laroquaubel, lies in the valley of the Annou, another tributary of the Sorgues.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 128 | — |
| 1968 | 144 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 146 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 132 | −9.6% |
| 1990 | 102 | −22.7% |
| 1999 | 132 | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 146 | +10.6% |
Sights
- The Nonenque Charterhouse (French: Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Précieux Sang or Chartreuse de Nonenque) lies north of Laroquaubel, in the same valley.
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