Lacaune (; , meaning ''the cave'') is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Tarn department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in southern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
Its inhabitants are called the Lacaunais (los Cauneses in Occitan).
Geography
The river
Gijou
The Gijou () is a long river in the Tarn department in southern France. Its source is at Lacaune. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a right tributary of the Agout, into which it flows at Vabre.
Communes along its course
This list is or ...
has its source in the commune.
History
In 1797, the
feral child
A feral child (also called wild child) is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience of human care, social behavior, or language. The term is used to refer to children who h ...
Victor of Aveyron
Victor of Aveyron (; c. 1788 – 1828) was a French feral child who was found at the age of around 9. Not only is he considered the most famous feral child, but his case is also the most documented case of a feral child. Upon his discovery, he wa ...
was looked after at Lacaune for a week after first being discovered in the woods, before running away.
Points of interest
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Arboretum de Calmels
The Arboretum de Calmels is a small arboretum located on the grounds of the 19th-century Château de Calmels in Lacaune, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées, France. It contains regional trees such as '' Aesculus hippocastanum'', ''Juglans regia'', and '' Pin ...
See also
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Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Tourism in Tarn
The Tarn department is situated in the southwest of France.
Statistics
In 2009, there were :
* Nightly rentals : 8.6 million
* Beds available : 23,100
* Business hotels represented 305,000 tourists for a total of 470,200 nights
* Campsites repres ...]
References
Communes of Tarn (department)
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