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Line 1: {{short description\|Parçan of Occitania}} [[File:Carte Aude region naturelle.png\|300px\|thumb\|Map of the [[Aude]] department; the Lauragais is numbered 1.]] The '''Lauragais''' ({{IPA\|fr\|loʁaɡɛ}}; {{Lang-oc\|Lauragués}}) is an area of the south-west of [[France]] that is south-east of [[Toulouse]]. {{coord\|43\|15\|N\|01\|55\|E\|scale:2000000_source:frwiki\|display=title}}▼ 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. Line 10 ⟶ 9: 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 [[Isatis tinctoria\|woad]], and ''grenier à blé du [[Languedoc]]'' ("Languedoc's granary"), referring to the specialisation of its economy in [[wheat]] export since the 17th century because of the [[Canal du Midi]]. It is also famous for its dried [[navy bean\|haricot beans]], the ''lingots de Lauragais'', which are used in [[cassoulet]]. The region is also famous for its history, especially the role ~~thst~~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, [[Hilarri\|disk-shaped steles]], [[dovecote]]s, windmills, [[bastides]] etc. The local poet {{ill\|Auguste Fourès\|fr}} and painter [[Paul Sibra]] immortalised the Lauragais in their respective works. Line 21 ⟶ 20: == Bibliography == * {{cite book\|first=Colin Duncan\|last=Taylor\|title=Lauragais: Steeped in History, Soaked in Blood\|year=2018\|publisher=Troubador Publishing \|language=English\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lauragais-Steeped-History-Soaked-Blood/dp/1789015839/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BPQGNQOITWL3&keywords=lauragais+taylor&qid=1663912416&sprefix=lauragais+taylor%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1\| isbn=1789015839}} {{Authority control}} ▲{{coord\|43\|15\|N\|01\|55\|E\|scale:2000000_source:frwiki\|display=title}} [[Category:Geography of Aude]]