Compeyre
Compeyre Compèire |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Aveyron | |
Arrondissement | Millau | |
Canton | Millau-2 | |
Community association | Millau Grands Causses | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 10 ′ N , 3 ° 6 ′ E | |
height | 367-860 m | |
surface | 10.36 km 2 | |
Residents | 530 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 12520 | |
INSEE code | 12070 | |
Website | http://www.compeyre.com/ | |
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Compeyre ( Occitan : Compèire ) is a French commune with 530 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Millau and the canton of Millau-2 (until 2015: canton of Millau-Est ). The inhabitants are called Compeyrols .
location
Compeyre is located about seven kilometers north-northeast of Millau am Tarn , which forms the southern municipal boundary. The area belongs to the historical province of the Rouergue , which was annexed to the Quercy in 1779 . Compeyre is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Verrières in the north and northwest, Rivière-sur-Tarn in the north and northeast, La Cresse in the east, Paulhe in the south and Aguessac in the west and southwest. The municipality is part of the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
Residents | 325 | 334 | 310 | 348 | 419 | 492 | 528 | 530 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Medieval town center
- Pailhas Church
- Cabrières Castle
- Lagarde dovecote, monument historique since 2011
Personalities
- Auguste Fabre (1820–1878), politician, mayor of Nîmes