Saint-Félix-Lauragais

Saint-Félix-Lauragais
Coat of arms
Saint-Félix-Lauragais
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Saint-Félix-Lauragais
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Revel
Intercommunality	Lauragais-Revel-Sorezois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Rey
Area1	51.88 km2 (20.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,362
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	31478 / 31540
Elevation	178–341 m (584–1,119 ft) (avg. 321 m or 1,053 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.

Saint-Félix-Lauragais is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

History

The village was previously called Saint-Félix-de-Caraman or Carmaing. In 1167 the Cathars held a Council here, attended by many local figures and also by the Bogomil papa Nicetas, the Cathar bishop of (northern) France and a leader of the Cathars of Lombardy.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,035	—
1968	1,192	+15.2%
1975	1,110	−6.9%
1982	1,188	+7.0%
1990	1,177	−0.9%
1999	1,301	+10.5%
2008	1,362	+4.7%

Sights

The Château de Saint-Félix-Lauragais is a 12th-century castle which is listed as a historical site by the French Ministry of Culture.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Saint-Félix-Lauragais at revel-lauragais.com (in French)