Castelnau-Pégayrols
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Castelnau-Pégayrols Castèlnòu de Leveson |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Millau | |
| Canton | Tarn et Causses | |
| Community association | Muse et Raspes du Tarn | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 8 ' N , 2 ° 56' E | |
| height | 421-1,102 m | |
| surface | 53.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 333 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 6 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12490 | |
| INSEE code | 12062 | |
| Website | http://www.castelnau-pegayrols.fr/ | |
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Castelnau-Pégayrols ( Occitan : Castèlnòu de Leveson ) is a French commune with 333 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department and in the Occitania region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the canton of Tarn et Causses (until 2015: canton of Saint-Beauzély ) and the arrondissement of Millau . The inhabitants are called Castellévéziens .
location
Castelnau-Pégayrols is about twelve kilometers west-northwest of Millau . The municipality is part of the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park . Castelnau-Pégayrols is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Curan in the north and northwest, Saint-Beauzély in the north, Millau in the east, Comprégnac in the southeast, Montjaux in the south and Salles-Curan in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 466 | 428 | 334 | 311 | 295 | 282 | 315 | 340 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Michel priory and priory church, each monument historique since 1920
- Notre-Dame church, a historic monument since 1930
- Castelnau Castle