Cagnac-les-Mines

Cagnac-les-Mines
Coat of arms of Cagnac-les-Mines Coat of arms
Cagnac-les-Mines
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Cagnac-les-Mines
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Albi
Canton	Albi-Nord-Ouest
Intercommunality	Ségala-Carmausin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Hernandez
Area1	24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,186
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cagnac-les-Mines is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

It is a former coalmining town with a mining museum, whereupon is standing a huge miners safety lamp.

Geography

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

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department

References

• INSEE