Lanta, Haute-Garonne

Lanta
Commune

Coat of arms
Lanta
Location within Occitanie region
Lanta
Coordinates: 43°33′37″N 1°39′20″E / 43.5603°N 1.6556°E / 43.5603; 1.6556Coordinates: 43°33′37″N 1°39′20″E / 43.5603°N 1.6556°E / 43.5603; 1.6556
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Revel
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Marc Mengaud
Area1 30.12 km2 (11.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,542
  Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 31271 /31570
Elevation 159–275 m (522–902 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lanta is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

History

The attempt of the capitoul Pierre Hunault, sieur de Lanta, to seize control of Toulouse's Capitol was the immediate cause of the 1562 riots there.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962835    
1968874+4.7%
1975908+3.9%
19821,026+13.0%
19901,144+11.5%
19991,175+2.7%
20081,542+31.2%

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