Larrazet

Larrazet (French pronunciation: [laʁazɛ]; Occitan: L'Arraset) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. The village has bastide character, with its old half-timbered houses and wooden frames, its narrow streets, its remains of ramparts and the arch of the old gate of the barbican.

Larrazet
The church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, in Larrazet
Location of Larrazet
Larrazet
Larrazet
Coordinates: 43°55′55″N 1°05′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn-et-Garonne
ArrondissementCastelsarrasin
CantonBeaumont-de-Lomagne
IntercommunalityLomagne Tarn-et-Garonnaise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Louis Coureau
Area
1
14.91 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
694
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
82093 /82500
Elevation85–187 m (279–614 ft)
(avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In the 17th century, Johan de Cardailhac, abbot of Belleperche Abbey, ordered the construction of a church, flanked by a majestic hexagonal bell tower, as well as a massive stone bridge which today no longer exists. The Eglise Sainte Marie-Madeleine, the church of Larrazet has a single nave, with a square sanctuary. It is built entirely of ashlar from local quarries. Theis stems from the need to use churches as a place of refuge during the French Wars of Religion; it was necessary to remove sills and ledges, which would have provided a somewhat daring assailant with climbing facilities. Above the entrance door is a broken statue, which was to represent the Virgin holding the child Jesus. At the base one can make out flamboyant patterns.

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