Fayet (Aveyron)

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Fayet
Faiet
Fayet (France)
Fayet
region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Millau
Canton Causses-Rougiers
Community association Monts, Rance and Rougier
Coordinates 43 ° 48 '  N , 2 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 48 '  N , 2 ° 57'  E
height 407-761 m
surface 15.87 km 2
Residents 257 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 12360
INSEE code 12099

Town Hall (Mairie) of Fayet

Fayet ( Occitan : Faiet ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 257 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). Fayet belongs to the Millau arrondissement and the Causses-Rougiers canton (until 2015: Camarès canton ). The inhabitants are called Fayetois .

location

Fayet is located about 46 kilometers east-southeast of Albi on the Dourdou de Camarès in the southwest of the historic Rouergue province . Fayet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sylvanès in the north, Montagnol in the east and northeast, Tauriac-de-Camarès in the southeast, Brusque in the south and Camarès in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 460 408 305 280 253 271 285 293
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Laurent Church
  • Fayet Castle from the 16th century, monument historique since 1954
  • La Roque castle from the 16th century, monument historique since 2004

  • Saint Laurent Church

  • Fayet Castle

  • La Roque Castle

Web links

Commons : Fayet  - collection of images, videos and audio files