Saint-Félix-Lauragais

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Félix-Lauragais

(2020–2026) Alain Bourrel^[1]Area

51.88 km² (20.03 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,258 • Density24/km² (63/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

31478 /31540

Elevation178–341 m (584–1,119 ft)
(avg. 321 m or 1,053 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Félix-Lauragais (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ feliks loʁaɡɛ]; Languedocien: Sant Felitz de Lauragués) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

History

The village was previously called Saint-Félix-de-Caraman or Carmaing. In 1167 the Cathars held a Council here, attended by many local figures and also by the Bogomil papa Nicetas, the Cathar bishop of (northern) France and a leader of the Cathars of Lombardy.

Geography

Climate

Saint-Félix-Lauragais has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Saint-Félix-Lauragais is 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 673.9 mm (26.53 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.9 °C (71.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Félix-Lauragais was 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) on 25 July 2006; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.6 °C (11.1 °F) on 8 February 2012.

Climate data for Saint-Félix-Lauragais (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2006−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.4 (63.3)	22.4 (72.3)	23.1 (73.6)	28.0 (82.4)	30.3 (86.5)	37.6 (99.7)	38.1 (100.6)	36.7 (98.1)	33.7 (92.7)	30.1 (86.2)	22.7 (72.9)	17.7 (63.9)	38.1 (100.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.3 (46.9)	9.8 (49.6)	13.1 (55.6)	16.8 (62.2)	19.6 (67.3)	24.1 (75.4)	27.2 (81.0)	27.1 (80.8)	23.7 (74.7)	18.6 (65.5)	12.6 (54.7)	9.3 (48.7)	17.5 (63.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	6.5 (43.7)	9.2 (48.6)	12.4 (54.3)	15.2 (59.4)	19.2 (66.6)	21.9 (71.4)	21.7 (71.1)	18.8 (65.8)	14.8 (58.6)	9.8 (49.6)	6.6 (43.9)	13.5 (56.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.0 (37.4)	3.2 (37.8)	5.3 (41.5)	8.1 (46.6)	10.8 (51.4)	14.3 (57.7)	16.5 (61.7)	16.3 (61.3)	13.9 (57.0)	11.0 (51.8)	7.0 (44.6)	3.8 (38.8)	9.4 (48.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−7.2 (19.0)	−11.6 (11.1)	−6.3 (20.7)	−1.2 (29.8)	0.0 (32.0)	5.8 (42.4)	10.6 (51.1)	9.2 (48.6)	5.6 (42.1)	0.3 (32.5)	−4.6 (23.7)	−7.3 (18.9)	−11.6 (11.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	64.8 (2.55)	48.3 (1.90)	56.6 (2.23)	74.7 (2.94)	87.2 (3.43)	54.8 (2.16)	46.9 (1.85)	34.2 (1.35)	38.7 (1.52)	54.6 (2.15)	61.6 (2.43)	51.5 (2.03)	673.9 (26.53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.9	9.1	9.4	8.9	9.9	7.5	6.1	4.9	5.9	6.9	9.1	9.1	97.7
Source: Météo-France^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,035	—
1968	1,192	+15.2%
1975	1,110	−6.9%
1982	1,188	+7.0%
1990	1,177	−0.9%
1999	1,301	+10.5%
2008	1,362	+4.7%

Sights

The Château de Saint-Félix-Lauragais is a 12th-century castle which is listed as a historical site by the French Ministry of Culture. ^[4]

City Hall
The church St.Felix
The covered market
The castle

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)