Lautrec (; ) is a
commune in the
Tarn department in southern
France
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.
Demography
Remarkable sites
Lautrec is a member of
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
(, ) is an independent association created in 1982 for the promotion of the tourist appeal of small rural villages with a rich cultural heritage. As of 2024, it numbers 176 member villages (independent Communes of France, ''communes'' or part ...
(The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association, as well as a "Remarkable Site for Taste" thanks to its renowned
pink garlic.
Its remarkable sites include:
* the village itself, with its 14th century market square
* the Saint Remy collegiate church and its sumptuous marble retable
* the 17th century windmill, one of the few still working today in the South of France
* a clog workshop, recreated after the one that existed there until the early 1960s
* the Caussade Gate (13th century)
* the Salette
calvary
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Since at least the early medieval period, it has been a destination for pilgrimage. ...
(altitude 328 m)
* the
Roman road
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See also
* Famous painter
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Count, ''Comte'' Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec (), was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator whose immersion in the colour ...
’s family had roots in this village
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Communes of the Tarn department
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Tourism in Tarn
References
Communes of Tarn (department)
Plus Beaux Villages de France
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