Brusque (Aveyron)

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Brusque
Brusca
Brusque coat of arms
Brusque (France)
Brusque
region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Millau
Canton Causses-Rougiers
Community association Monts, Rance and Rougier
Coordinates 43 ° 46 ′  N , 2 ° 57 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 46 ′  N , 2 ° 57 ′  E
height 416–1,080 m
surface 36.18 km 2
Residents 276 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 8 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 12360
INSEE code

Town Hall (Mairie) and Brusque School

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Brusque ( Occitan : Brusca ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 276 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). Brusque belongs to the arrondissement of Millau and the canton of Causses-Rougiers (until 2015: canton of Camarès ). The inhabitants are called Brusquois .

location

Brusque is located about 46 kilometers east-southeast of Albi on the Dourdou de Camarès in the southwest of the historic Rouergue province . Brusque is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fayet in the north and northeast, Tauriac-de-Camarès in the east, Mélagues in the east and southeast, Arnac-sur-Dourdou in the south, Murat-sur-Vèbre in the southwest, Peux-et-Couffouleux in the west as well Camarès in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 545 594 540 527 422 366 326 293
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Martin Church
  • Remains of the former Saint-Jacques church in Le Castellat
  • Castle ruins
  • Old bridge

Personalities

Web links

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