Lanta | ||
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Commune | ||
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Coordinates: 43°33′37″N 1°39′20″E / 43.5603°N 1.6556°ECoordinates: 43°33′37″N 1°39′20″E / 43.5603°N 1.6556°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Occitanie | |
Department | Haute-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
Canton | Revel | |
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) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 31271 /31570 | |
Elevation | 159–275 m (522–902 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Lanta is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
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.
The bell gable
The Church of Our Lady of Lanta
The facade of the old rectory.
Lanta - Saint Anatoly
Saint Anatoly de Lanta
Dovecote.