Cagnac-les-Mines explained

Cagnac-les-Mines
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Cagnac-les-Mines (Tarn).svg
Arrondissement:Albi
Canton:Albi-3
Insee:81048
Postal Code:81130
Mayor:Patrice Norkowski[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Carmausin-Ségala
Coordinates:43.9861°N 2.1419°W
Elevation M:230
Elevation Min M:153
Elevation Max M:324
Area Km2:24.7

Cagnac-les-Mines (in French pronounced as /kaɲak le min/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.