Montjaux
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Montjaux Montjòus |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Millau | |
| Canton | Tarn et Causses | |
| Community association | Muse et Raspes du Tarn | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 6 ′ N , 2 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 340-1,087 m | |
| surface | 31.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 406 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12490 | |
| INSEE code | 12153 | |
Montjaux ( Occitan : Montjòus ) is a French commune with 406 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department and in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the canton of Tarn et Causses (until 2015: canton of Saint-Beauzély ) and the arrondissement of Millau . The inhabitants are called Montjoviens .
location
Montjaux is about 14 kilometers west of Millau . The municipality is part of the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park . Montjaux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Castelnau-Pégayrols in the north, Comprégnac in the east, Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon in the south-east, Saint-Rome-de-Tarn in the south, Viala-du-Tarn in the west and south-west and Salles-Curan in the Northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 588 | 501 | 444 | 423 | 382 | 388 | 392 | 396 |
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Attractions
- Dolmen, monument historique since 1889
- Saint-Quirinus church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1909
- Church of the Marzials
- Castle ruins from the 13th century
- Montjaux castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 1978
Saint-Quirinus Church
Montjaux Castle
