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The canton of Lacaune is located in the " ham bone ", a metaphore which corresponds to the outline of the Tarn department. Lacaune is located in the easternmost part of the department, in the appendage confined between the Hérault department to the south and the Aveyron department to the east and north... continued
Located at 800 metres altitude, Lacaune enjoys a priviledged situation in the high and wide valley of the Gijou river, protected in the north and in the south by two natural ramparts which shelter it from all types of violence, especially climatic
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This location of Lacaune nestled in the heart of the Gijou valley alleviates Mediterranean influences and softens the fierceness of the winds. In this way, despite being further from the Atlantic than the Mediterranean, the Lacaune area finds itself at the crossroads of the oceanic and Mediterreanean climates. These two climates are respectively carriers of cool, wet winds and hot and dry winds...continued