Saint-Affrique
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Millau |
| Canton | Saint-Affrique |
| Mayor | Alain Fauconnier (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 279–720 m (915–2,360 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft) |
| Land area1 | 110.96 km2 (42.84 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,112 (2008) |
| - Density | 73 /km2 (190 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12208/ 12400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°57′33″N 2°53′14″E / 43.9592°N 2.8872°E
Saint-Affrique (Sant Africa in occitan) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
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[edit] History
Saint-Affrique grew in the 6th century around the tomb of St. Africain, bishop of Comminges. In the 12th century a fortress was built on the neighboring rock of Caylus. The possession of Saint-Affrique was vigorously contested during the French Wars of Religion. It was eventually occupied by the Huguenots until 1629, when it was seized and dismantled by a royal army.
[edit] Geography
The Sorgues, a tributary of the Dourdou de Camarès, flows through the commune and crosses the town. The Dourdou de Camarès flows northwestward through the western part of the commune and forms part of its northwestern border.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 4527 | 5590 | 5348 | 6008 | 6336 | 6421 | 6208 | 6760 | 6618 | 6760 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 6807 | 7046 | 7214 | 7622 | 7598 | 7177 | 7223 | 7026 | 6699 | 6571 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 6495 | 6211 | 6181 | 6592 | 6881 | 7455 | 7236 | 7142 | 7674 | 8223 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 8475 | 7798 | 7507 | 8112 |
[edit] Sights
An old bridge over the Sorgue and some megaliths in the neighborhood, especially, the dolmen of Tiergues, are of antiquarian interest.
[edit] Personalities
Saint-Affrique was the birthplace of :
- Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (1813–1876), musician and inventor
- Émile Borel (1871–1956), mathematician and politician.
- Stephane Diagana,athlete
[edit] Twin towns
- The town is twinned with Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
[edit] Saint-Affrique prize
Saint-Affrique prize was awarded to notorious Parisian painter artists during the second part of the 20th century. It consisted in a stay of one month in the hotel of famous cook François Decucq during which the painters could visit and paint one of the most beautiful county of France. Some prize winners: Daniel du Janerand, Maurice Boitel.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- INSEE
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
[edit] External links
- Town council website (in French)
- Unofficial website about Saint-Affrique (in French)
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