Laissac-Sévérac l'Église
| Laissac-Sévérac l'Église | ||
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Rodez | |
| Canton | Lot et Palanges | |
| Community association | Causses à l'Aubrac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 23 ' N , 2 ° 49' E | |
| height | 569-950 m | |
| surface | 33.90 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,120 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 63 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12310 | |
| INSEE code | 12120 | |
| Website | laissac-severacleglise.fr | |
 Saint-Felix church |
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Since January 1, 2016, Laissac-Sévérac l'Église has been a new French municipality with 2,120 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region . The municipality was created by merging the two municipalities Laissac and Sévérac-l'Église. Administratively it belongs to the Arrondissement of Rodez and is part of the canton Lot et Palanges (until 2015: canton Laissac ). The people of Laissac are called Laissaguais .
geography
Laissac-Sévérac l'Église is located about 20 kilometers east-northeast of Rodez on the Aveyron . The district of Sévérac l'Église is about three kilometers southeast of Laissac. Laissac-Sévérac l'Église is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Palmas d'Aveyron in the north, Vimenet in the north, Gaillac-d'Aveyron in the east and north-east, Ségur in the south and south-east, Arques in the south-east and Bertholène in the west and north-west.
The national route 88 runs through the municipality .
Community structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laissac (administrative headquarters) | 12120 | 20.21 | 1,692 |
| Sévérac-l'Église | 12271 | 13.69 | 410 |
Sports
- Every year in April, the Roc Laissagais, one of the largest mountain bike competitions in the south of France, takes place in the municipality .
- On June 26, 2016, the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships took place in Laissac .
- The Tour de France 2017 started the 15th stage to Le Puy-en-Velay in the municipality on July 16, 2017 .
Attractions
- Saint Felix church from the 19th century
- Rességuier tower from the 16th century
- La Capelette, chapel
- Old mill from 1305, converted into Maquefabes Castle around 1656
- Livestock market founded by Fernand Causse, former mayor of Laissac, second largest livestock market in France
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016
- ↑ Roc Laissagais (French)