Compeyre

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Compeyre
Compèire
Compeyre coat of arms
Compeyre (France)
Compeyre
region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Millau
Canton Millau-2
Community association Millau Grands Causses
Coordinates 44 ° 10 ′  N , 3 ° 6 ′  E 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

  • Pailhas Church

  • Cabrières Castle

Personalities

Web links

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