Lanta, Haute-Garonne

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Coat of arms of Lanta Coat of arms
Lanta
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Lanta
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Lanta
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marc Mengaud
Area1	30.12 km2 (11.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,542
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	835	—
1968	874	+4.7%
1975	908	+3.9%
1982	1,026	+13.0%
1990	1,144	+11.5%
1999	1,175	+2.7%
2008	1,542	+31.2%

Monument

• Lanta - église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption - Le clocher-mur.jpg

  The bell gable

• Lanta - église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption.jpg

  The Church of Our Lady of Lanta

• Lanta - Ancien presbytère.jpg

  The facade of the old rectory.

• L'église de Saint-Anatoly de Lanta.jpg

  Lanta - Saint Anatoly

• Pigeonnier Saint-Anatoly de Lanta.jpg

  Dovecote.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

• INSEE