Le Clapier

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Le Clapier
Lo Clapièr
Le Clapier (France)
Le Clapier
region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Millau
Canton Causses-Rougiers
Community association Larzac et Vallées
Coordinates 43 ° 50 ′  N , 3 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 50 ′  N , 3 ° 10 ′  E
height 459-803 m
surface 19.6 km 2
Residents 78 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 4 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 12540
INSEE code

Le Clapier ( Occitan Lo Clapièr ) is a place and a municipality in the south of France with 78 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). Le Clapier belongs to the Arrondissement of Millau and the canton of Causses-Rougiers (until 2015 Cornus ). The inhabitants are called Clapierois .

location

Le Clapier is about 65 kilometers northwest of Montpellier in the south of the historic Rouergue province . Le Clapier is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cornus in the north and northeast, Romiguières in the east, Roqueredonde in the south and southeast and Fondamente in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 119 96 79 71 67 65 76 75
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Xist church from the 10th century
  • Notre-Dame-de-Bouviala chapel
  • Castle ruins
  • Le Curé garden
  • crossroads
Wayside cross in Le Clapier

Web links

Commons : Le Clapier  - collection of images, videos and audio files