Aubin (Aveyron)

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Aubin
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Aubin coat of arms
Aubin (France)
Aubin
region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Canton Enne and Alzou
Community association Decazeville Community
Coordinates 44 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 15'  E
height 211-500 m
surface 27.23 km 2
Residents 3,761 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 138 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 12110
INSEE code 12013
Website www.aubin12.com

Remnants of Fort Aubin

Aubin is a French commune with 3761 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). Aubin is part of the Villefranche-de-Rouergue arrondissement . The inhabitants are called Aubinois .

geography

Aubin lies on the Enne river . The Riou Viou delimits the municipality to the south . Aubin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Decazeville in the north, Noailhac in the northeast, Firmi in the east, Cransac and Auzits in the southeast, Lugan in the south, Galgan and Valzergues in the southwest, Les Albres in the west and Viviez in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 7,821 6,635 6,283 5,782 4,846 4,360 4,258 3,954

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church (also Saint-Blaise church), built in Romanesque and Gothic style, originally from the 12th century, with major renovations from the 15th and 16th centuries, monument historique since 1942
  • Notre-Dame-des-Mines church, rebuilt in 1942 in place of the previous church, monument historique since 2001
  • Church of Gua, built in neo-Gothic style in 1865, monument historique since 2003
  • town hall
  • Remains of the fortifications
  • Jules Ferry School in Gua, built between 1876 and 1880, monument historique since 2002
  • Forge and foundry from 1847, monument historique since 2008

Web links

Commons : Aubin  - collection of images, videos and audio files