Balsac
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| local community | Druelle Balsac | |
| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Rodez | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 24 ' N , 2 ° 27' E | |
| Post Code | 12510 | |
| Former INSEE code | 12020 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
 former town hall (Mairie) of Balsac |
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Balsac is a former French commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ) with the last 616 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2013). The municipality belonged to the arrondissement of Rodez and the canton of Vallon (until 2015: canton of Marcillac-Vallon ). The inhabitants are called Balsacois .
geography
Balsac is located in the Marcillac wine-growing region , part of the Sud-Ouest wine-growing region . The municipality of Balsac was surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Valady in the north, Salles-la-Source in the east and northeast, Onet-le-Château in the east and southeast, Druelle in the south and southeast and Clairvaux-d'Aveyron in the west and northwest.
history
On January 1, 2017, the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality of Druelle to form the new municipality of Druelle Balsac .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 346 | 328 | 347 | 407 | 411 | 501 | 565 | 616 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Assumption Church ( Église de l'Assomption )
- Ruins of the former Grammontenser Priory of Sauvage from the 13th century, Monument historique
- Balsac Castle from the 16th century, monument historique since 2007
