Bournazel (Aveyron)

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Bournazel
Bornasèl
Bournazel (France)
Bournazel
region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Canton Enne and Alzou
Community association Pays Rignacois
Coordinates 44 ° 28 '  N , 2 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 28 '  N , 2 ° 18'  E
height 340-664 m
surface 16.35 km 2
Residents 348 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 12390
INSEE code
Website http://www.bournazel-aveyron.fr/

Bournazel Town Hall (Mairie)

Bournazel ( Occitan : Bornasèl ) is a French commune with 348 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department , Occitania region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Villefranche-de-Rouergue (until 2017: Arrondissement Rodez ) and the canton Enne et Alzou (until 2015: Canton Rignac ). The inhabitants are called the Bournazelois .

geography

Bournazel is about 31 kilometers northwest of Rodez . Bournazel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Auzits in the north and northeast, Escandolières in the east, Goutrens in the southeast, Rignac in the south, Roussennac in the west and Lugan in the northwest.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
467 400 378 354 298 246 329 327
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Sébastien church
  • Notre-Dame-du-Fraysse chapel
  • Bournazel Castle, Monument historique since 1942

Web links

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