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Lagamas () is a commune in the Hérault département in the
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...
region in southern France.
Population
Architecture
The church, Notre-Dame de la Garrigue, was built by Élodie Martin, the widow of the textile magnate Jean-Pierre Balsan as a homage to her husband. The Balsan family is known to have inhabited Lagamas since at least 1576. The church, with its unusual gothic style, is a miniature inspired by the Châteauroux cathedral, a city where the Balsan family had acquired the ''Manufacture Royale de Drap de Châteauroux'' in 1856. The church was completed in around 1874. An extensive renovation was finalised in 2007. The same widow built the large mansion facing the church, known locally as the ''château''. It hosts an annual multi-disciplinary artist residency organised by the Cornelius Arts Foundation.
See also
* Communes of the Hérault departmentReferences
Communes of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub