Durenque (Aveyron)

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Durenque
Durenca
Durenque (France)
Durenque
region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Millau
Canton Monts du Réquistanais
Community association Réquistanais
Coordinates 44 ° 7 '  N , 2 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 7 '  N , 2 ° 37'  E
height 553-908 m
surface 33.15 km 2
Residents 524 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 12170
INSEE code 12092

Durenque ( Occitan Durenca ) is a French commune with 524 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Millau (until 2017 Rodez ) and the canton of Monts du Réquistanais (until 2015 Réquista ). The inhabitants are called Durenquois .

geography

Durenque is about 45 kilometers east-northeast of Albi and about 30 kilometers south-southeast of Rodez . Neighboring communities are Auriac-Lagast in the north and north-west, Alrance in the east and north-east, Villefranche-de-Panat in the east, Lestrade-et-Thouels in the south and south-east, Réquista in the south-west and La Selve in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 920 862 811 805 724 607 560 546
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Roupeyrac Mill
  • church
  • Roupeyrac Mill with the François Fabié Museum

Personalities

Web links

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