Livinhac-le-Haut
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | |
| Canton | Lot et Dourdou | |
| Community association | Decazeville Community | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 35 ' N , 2 ° 14' E | |
| height | 169-472 m | |
| surface | 10.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,123 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 102 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12300 | |
| INSEE code | 12130 | |
 The place Livinhac-le-Haut |
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The commune of Livinhac-le-Haut with 1123 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located in the French region of Occitania in the Aveyron department . The community is located on the GR 65 long-distance hiking trail , which largely follows the historical course of the French Way of St. James, Via Podiensis .
Geography and traffic
Livinhac-le-Haut is located on the southwestern edge of the Massif Central , on the northern bank of the Lot , in a river bend, so that the river encloses the place on three sides. Contrary to what the name suggests, the place is only a little higher than the Lot. The closest major French cities are Lyon (242 km) in the northeast, Toulouse (127 km) in the southwest, Bordeaux (225 km) in the west and Montpellier (170 km) in the southeast.
The nearest commercial airport is Rodez-Marcillac , which is served by Air France and Ryanair , among others . Via the Decazeville and the D840 , it is about 33 kilometers by road, in a south-easterly direction. The nearest train station is Viviez - Decazeville , about 10 kilometers away.
Road connections lead to Livinhac-le-Haut via the D627 , which runs on the northern bank of the Lot, or the D21, which branches off from the southern bank road, the D963. The D963 leads to the nearest town of Decazeville .
history
Finds from the Gallo-Roman period have been discovered in the area of Livinhac-le-Haut . The place on the Lot is first mentioned as a port in 924. The Barons of Roque-Bouillac ruled the place for a long time.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1410 | 1423 | 1384 | 1320 | 1179 | 1126 | 1068 | 1148 |
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Way of St. James (Via Podiensis)
In Livinhac-le-Haut there is a tourist information office, hotel and restaurant as well as a campsite. There are also several pilgrimage hostels (French: Gîte d'étape ) and private rooms (French: Chambre d'Hôtes ) in town. The path now leads north of the Lot Valley through slightly undulating, agriculturally used terrain. The next larger town, Figeac , is reached through the hamlets of Montredon and Saint-Félix-de-Mirabel . The southern influence is increasingly noticeable on the basis of the vegetation. There are only sparse overnight accommodations on the way. About two kilometers away from the GR 65 there are several pilgrimage hostels in the village of Felzins . Figeac can be reached by road either through the Lot Valley (D42, D840), or via the plateau on routes D21, D18 and D2.
Attractions
- Ruins of the Roque-Bouillac castle from the 11th century
- Marcenac Castle from the 15th and 16th centuries
- Roque-Bouillac church with a silver processional cross from the 15th century
- Roque-Bouillac cemetery, located on a rock
literature
- Bettina Forst: French Way of St. James. From Le Puy-en-Velay to Roncesvalles. All stages - with variants and height profiles. Bergverlag Rother, Munich (recte: Ottobrunn) 2007, ISBN 978-3-7633-4350-8 (Rother hiking guide) .
- Bert Teklenborg: Cycling along the Camino de Santiago. From the Rhine to the western end of Europe. (Cycling guide, route planner). 3rd revised edition. Publishing House Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-7022-2626-8 .
Web links
- Pictures from Livinhac-le-Haut ( Memento from January 31, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- Along the Via Podiensis
Individual evidence
- ↑ Congregational information on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved on January 21, 2010
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