Saint-Félix-Lauragais

Saint-Félix-Lauragais ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; 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 an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Saint-Félix-Lauragais is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Template:Cvt. The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Félix-Lauragais was Template:Cvt on 25 July 2006; the coldest temperature ever recorded was Template:Cvt on 8 February 2012.

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. <ref>Template:Base Mérimée</ref>

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

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

External links

• Saint-Félix-Lauragais at revel-lauragais.com (in French)

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