Saint-Félix-Lauragais (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 13.5 C. The average annual rainfall is 673.9 mm with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.9 C, and lowest in January, at around 5.6 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Félix-Lauragais was 38.1 C on 25 July 2006; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -11.6 C on 8 February 2012.

Population

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.