Name and Historical Data

The village of Lagou owes its name to the first settler whose name was Thomas Lagos. Around the village, various archaic objects, pots and vaulted tombs have been found, testifying that the area had been inhabited since 650-550 BC.

Lagοu was mentioned by the historian Castrofilaca (K105) as Mettochio di Lagu, but he did not mention the number of inhabitants. By the historian Basilicata it was listed as Metochio Lagu with 10 houses in 1630 (Monuments of Cret. Hist. V, p.29). In the Turkish census of 1671 it was mentioned as Lagu with 29 inhabitants (N. Stavrinidis, Translations, B’, p. 136).

Population trend according to the censuses:

Census	Population
1881	141
1900	96
1920	119
1928	158
1940	167
1951	197
1961	189
1971	135
1981	104
1991	164
2001	118