Puylaurens

Puylaurens
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Puylaurens
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Coordinates: 43°34′22″N 2°00′46″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Le Pastel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Hormière[1]
Area ^1	81.82 km^2 (31.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,204
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	81219 /81700
Elevation	147–372 m (482–1,220 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puylaurens

Puylaurens (French pronunciation: [pɥiloʁɛ̃s]; Occitan: Puèglaurenç) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. The poet Suzon de Terson was born here in 1657.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,936	—
1975	2,782	−0.77%
1982	2,778	−0.02%
1990	2,708	−0.32%
1999	2,792	+0.34%
2007	2,968	+0.77%
2012	3,239	+1.76%
2017	3,236	−0.02%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE