Lagamas
Lagamas (Occitan: L'Agamàs) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Lagamas | |
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Location of Lagamas | |
  Lagamas  Lagamas | |
| Coordinates: 43°40′29″N 3°31′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Gignac |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de l'Hérault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Viloing[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| Population | 111 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34125 /34150 |
| Elevation | 33–142 m (108–466 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 31 | — |
| 1968 | 46 | +48.4% |
| 1975 | 43 | −6.5% |
| 1982 | 56 | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 71 | +26.8% |
| 1999 | 111 | +56.3% |
| 2005 | 113 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 114 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 110 | −3.5% |
Architecture
The church, Notre-Dame de la Garrigue, was built by Élodie Martin, the widow of the textile magnate Jean-Pierre Balsan as a homage to her husband. The Balsan family is known to have inhabited Lagamas since at least 1576. The church, with its unusual gothic style, is a miniature inspired by the Châteauroux cathedral, a city where the Balsan family had acquired the Manufacture Royale de Drap de Châteauroux in 1856.
The church was completed in around 1874.[3] An extensive renovation was finalised in 2007.
The same widow built the large mansion facing the church, known locally as the château. It hosts an annual multi-disciplinary artist residency organised by the Cornelius Arts Foundation.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Base Mérimée: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Garrigue, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
