Avignonet-Lauragais (French pronunciation: [aviɲɔnɛ loʁaɡɛ]; Occitan: Avinhonet de Lauragués) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

History

In 1242 Avignonet-Lauragais was the site of a massacre of Inquisitors by members of a heretical garrison at the Castle of Montségur.[3] The massacre led to the Siege of Montségur.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,040—    
1975 938−1.46%
1982 931−0.11%
1990 954+0.31%
1999 1,069+1.27%
2007 1,241+1.88%
2012 1,399+2.43%
2017 1,534+1.86%
20191,602+2.19%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin towns

Avignonet-Lauragais is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Given, James (April 1989). "The Inquisitors of Languedoc and the Medieval Technology of Power". The American Historical Review. 94, 2: 336–359.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE