The Lauragais ( French pronunciation: [loʁaɡɛ] ; Occitan : Lauragués ) is an area of the south-west of France that is south-east of Toulouse .
4-593: The Lauragais, a former county in the south-west of France, takes its name from the town of Laurac and has a large area. It covers both sides of the Canal du Midi , between Toulouse in the north-west and Carcassonne in the south-east and between Castres in the north-east and Pamiers in the south-west. Known from sources since the 11th century, the Lauragais has been alternately an archdeaconry, diocese, county and sénéchaussée (bailiwick). It has been divided up since
8-488: The French Revolution into four départements : Haute-Garonne , Aude , Ariège and Tarn . The rural area is known for its abundant agricultural production. The fact was evidenced in the Lauragais's past nicknames: "Pays de Cocagne" (" Cockaigne "), related to the growing of woad , and grenier à blé du Languedoc ("Languedoc's granary"), referring to the specialisation of its economy in wheat export since
12-767: The 17th century because of the Canal du Midi . It is also famous for its dried haricot beans , the lingots de Lauragais , which are used in cassoulet . The region is also famous for its history, especially the role that it played during religious conflicts (the Albigensian Crusade and the French Wars of Religion ) and for its interesting local heritage: the Canal du Midi and its springs, abbeys and churches, castles, disk-shaped steles , dovecotes , windmills, bastides etc. The local poet Auguste Fourès [ fr ] and painter Paul Sibra immortalised
16-422: The Lauragais in their respective works. • activities in Lauragais • Tourism in Lauragais • Pays Lauragais 43°15′N 01°55′E / 43.250°N 1.917°E / 43.250; 1.917 This Occitania geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Laurac Laurac ( French pronunciation: [loʁak] ; Occitan : Laurac )
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