Creissels
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Creissels Creissèls |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Millau | |
| Canton | Millau-1 | |
| Community association | Millau Grands Causses | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 5 ' N , 3 ° 4' E | |
| height | 340-808 m | |
| surface | 28.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,591 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12100 | |
| INSEE code | 12084 | |
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Creissels (formerly: Creyssel ; Occitan : Creissèls ) is a French commune with 1,591 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Millau and the canton of Millau-1 (until 2015: canton of Millau-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Creissellois .
location
Creissels is located about two kilometers southwest of Millau city center . The Tarn limits the community to the north. The area belongs to the historical province of the Rouergue , which was annexed to the Quercy in 1779 . Creissels is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Millau in the north and east, Lapanouse-de-Cernon in the south and south-east, La Bastide-Pradines in the south, Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon in the west and Comprégnac in the north-west. The municipality is part of the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park .
The A75 autoroute runs through the western part of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 837 | 936 | 1,291 | 1,326 | 1,401 | 1,501 | 1,487 | 1,573 |
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Attractions
- Creissels Castle
- Bel-Air Manor, a historic monument since 1994
