Cagnac-les-Mines

Cagnac-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [kaɲak le min]; Occitan: Canhac de las Minas) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Cagnac-les-Mines
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Cagnac-les-Mines
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Coordinates: 43°59′10″N 2°08′31″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Albi
Canton	Albi-3
Intercommunality	Carmausin-Ségala
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Norkowski[1]
Area 1	24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,607
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81048 /81130
Elevation	153–324 m (502–1,063 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a former coalmining town for workers of the Compagnie minière de Carmaux. It has a mining museum, whereupon is standing a huge miners safety lamp.

Geography

The Vère forms part of the commune's north-western border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,378	—
1975	2,818	−2.56%
1982	2,613	−1.07%
1990	2,225	−1.99%
1999	2,086	−0.71%
2007	2,151	+0.38%
2012	2,349	+1.78%
2017	2,601	+2.06%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department