La Cavalerie
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Millau | |
| Canton | Causses-Rougiers | |
| Community association | Larzac et Vallées | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 1 ′ N , 3 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 764-892 m | |
| surface | 40.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,441 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12230 | |
| INSEE code | 12063 | |
| Website | www.lacavalerie.fr | |
 Mairie La Cavalerie |
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La Cavalerie is a French commune with 1,441 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Millau .
geography
The place is located in the southern Massif Central in the area of the plateau of the Causse du Larzac between Millau in the northwest and Montpellier in the southeast. The municipality is part of the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park .
history
The place is based on an old Templar fortress from the 12th century.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 | |
| Residents | 734 | 748 | 900 | 701 | 813 | 984 | 1075 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Web links
Commons : La Cavalerie - Collection of images, videos and audio files
