Lautrec Explained

Lautrec (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Lautrèc) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Remarkable sites

Lautrec is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association, as well as a "Remarkable Site for Taste" thanks to its renowned pink garlic.^[2] Its remarkable sites include:

• the village itself, with its 14th century market square
• the Saint Remy collegiate church and its sumptuous marble retable
• the 17th century windmill, one of the few still working today in the South of France
• a clog workshop, recreated after the one that existed there until the early 1960s
• the Caussade Gate (13th century)
• the Salette calvary (altitude 328 m)
• the Roman road

See also

• Famous painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s family had roots in this village
• Communes of the Tarn department
• Tourism in Tarn

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.
2. Book: Taylor, Colin Duncan. Menu from the Midi: A Gastronomic Journey through the South of France. 2021. Matador . English. 978-1800464964.