Albaret-le-Comtal
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Albaret-le-Comtal Aubaret lo Comtal |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lozère | |
| Arrondissement | Mende | |
| Canton | Aumont-Aubrac | |
| Community association | Hautes Terres de l'Aubrac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 53 ' N , 3 ° 8' E | |
| height | 740-1,161 m | |
| surface | 29.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 174 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 6 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 48310 | |
| INSEE code | 48001 | |
 Church square with war memorial |
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Albaret-le-Comtal (Occitan: Aubaret lo Comtal ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 174 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region .
location
The place Albaret-le-Comtal is located in the northeast of the Aubrac plateau, which belongs to the Massif Central, at an altitude of approx. 1000 m above sea level. d. M .; The closest city is Mende, about 60 kilometers south-east .
economy
For centuries, the residents of Albaret-le-Comtal lived largely as a self-sufficient source of income from their fields and gardens, as well as a little cattle-raising. Agriculture still plays a central role in economic life, either directly or indirectly, but since the middle of the 20th century tourism has been added as a branch of business in the form of renting holiday apartments ( gîtes ).
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 560 | 792 | 585 | 351 | 198 | 184 |
The population decline in the 20th century is largely due to the loss of jobs as a result of the mechanization of agriculture .
history
The existence of a Romanesque village church suggests a medieval settlement of the place.
Attractions
- The small parish church of Saint-Barthélémy originally dates from the 12th century; in the 15th or 16th century, however, it received a new choir section made of precisely hewn stones. The boundary between the choir and nave is marked on the outside by an imposing bell gable ( clocher mur ); A sundial is attached to the adjacent staircase . The surprisingly lavishly designed south portal leads into the single nave interior of the church.
- A stone column with a wrought iron cross stands on a base in the adjacent former cemetery.
