| Larrazet | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Larrazet 82.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Castelsarrasin |
| Canton: | Beaumont-de-Lomagne |
| Insee: | 82093 |
| Postal Code: | 82500 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Louis Coureau[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Lomagne Tarn-et-Garonnaise |
| Coordinates: | 43.9319°N 1.0833°W |
| Elevation M: | 81 |
| Elevation Min M: | 85 |
| Elevation Max M: | 187 |
| Area Km2: | 14.91 |
Larrazet (in French pronounced as /laʁazɛ/; Occitan (post 1500);: L'Arraset) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. The village has bastide character, with its old half-timbered houses and wooden frames, its narrow streets, its remains of ramparts and the arch of the old gate of the barbican.[2]
In the 17th century, Johan de Cardailhac, abbot of Belleperche Abbey, ordered the construction of a church, flanked by a majestic hexagonal bell tower, as well as a massive stone bridge which today no longer exists. The Eglise Sainte Marie-Madeleine, the church of Larrazet has a single nave, with a square sanctuary. It is built entirely of ashlar from local quarries. Theis stems from the need to use churches as a place of refuge during the French Wars of Religion; it was necessary to remove sills and ledges, which would have provided a somewhat daring assailant with climbing facilities. Above the entrance door is a broken statue, which was to represent the Virgin holding the child Jesus. At the base one can make out flamboyant patterns.[3]