Espalion
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Espalion | |
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![]() Pont-Vieux | |
Coordinates: 44°31′14″N 2°45′41″E / 44.5206°N 2.7614°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aveyron |
Arrondissement | Rodez |
Canton | Lot et Truyère |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Picard[1] |
Area 1 | 36.60 km2 (14.13 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,624 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 12096 /12500 |
Elevation | 338–420 m (1,109–1,378 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Espalion (French pronunciation: [ɛspaljɔ̃]; Occitan: Espaliu) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,881 | — |
1975 | 4,422 | +1.88% |
1982 | 4,733 | +0.98% |
1990 | 4,614 | −0.32% |
1999 | 4,360 | −0.63% |
2007 | 4,549 | +0.53% |
2012 | 4,291 | −1.16% |
2017 | 4,516 | +1.03% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Sights
[edit]- Château de Calmont d'Olt
- The Pont-Vieux (Old Bridge) is part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
- Church of Perse, in Romanesque style, with some Gothic chapels added in 1471.
- Church of St. John the Baptist, built from 1472
International relations
[edit]Espalion is twinned with:
Tauste, Spain
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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