Cagnac-les-Mines

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cagnac-les-Mines

(2020–2026) Patrice Norkowski^[1]Area

24.7 km² (9.5 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,594 • Density110/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

81048 /81130

Elevation153–324 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.

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

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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE