Montpeyroux (Aveyron)
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Montpeyroux Mont Peirós |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Rodez | |
| Canton | Aubrac and Carladez | |
| Community association | Aubrac, Carladez et Viadène | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 39 ′ N , 2 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 510-1,023 m | |
| surface | 61.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 541 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12210 | |
| INSEE code | 12156 | |
| Website | http://www.montpeyroux12.fr/ | |
Montpeyroux ( Occitan : Mont Peirós ) is a French commune with 541 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department of the Occitania region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Rodez and the canton of Aubrac et Carladez (until 2015: canton of Laguiole ). The inhabitants are called Montepéroutins .
geography
Montpeyroux is located about 32 kilometers northeast of Rodez in the Aubrac landscape in the Massif Central . Montpeyroux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Soulages-Bonneval in the north, Laguiole in the northeast, Curières in the east, Condom-d'Aubrac in the southeast, Le Cayrol and Coubisou in the south, Le Nayrac in the southwest, Florentin-la-Capelle in the west and Saint- Amans-des-Cots in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 806 | 787 | 670 | 610 | 578 | 550 | 571 | 550 |
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Attractions
- Le Bousquet Castle, a historic monument since 1928
Web links
Commons : Montpeyroux - collection of images, videos and audio files
