Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
Commune
	A general view of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
	Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
	Coordinates: 44°35′29″N 2°55′19″E / 44.5914°N 2.9219°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Rodez
Canton	Aubrac et Carladez
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Fontanier
Area 1	78.65 km2 (30.37 sq mi)
Population (2021)	518
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12214 /12470
Elevation	560–1,405 m (1,837–4,610 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France about 7 kilometres from Aubrac.

Location

The town is in a large and beautiful green valley on the GR 65, the Way of Saint James pilgrim route. When travelling on the long distance footpath, Saint Chély d'Aubrac is the next town after Aubrac. Going down a wild, wooded valley, the walker discovers this little town in a large clearing and comes into the town by the old bridge with its pilgrim's cross, like the pilgrims of the past.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,034	—
1800	2,383	+17.2%
1806	3,253	+36.5%
1821	3,326	+2.2%
1831	3,289	−1.1%
1836	3,044	−7.4%
1841	2,088	−31.4%
1846	1,994	−4.5%
1851	2,110	+5.8%
1856	1,873	−11.2%
1861	1,697	−9.4%
1866	1,809	+6.6%
1872	1,828	+1.1%
1876	1,815	−0.7%
1881	1,799	−0.9%
1886	1,867	+3.8%
1891	1,760	−5.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1896	1,590	−9.7%
1901	1,632	+2.6%
1906	1,600	−2.0%
1911	1,594	−0.4%
1921	1,272	−20.2%
1926	1,241	−2.4%
1931	1,149	−7.4%
1936	1,149	+0.0%
1946	1,082	−5.8%
1954	899	−16.9%
1962	820	−8.8%
1968	726	−11.5%
1975	606	−16.5%
1982	556	−8.3%
1990	547	−1.6%
1999	532	−2.7%
2008	549	+3.2%