Pont-de-Salars
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Millau | |
| Canton | Raspes et Lévezou | |
| Community association | Pays de Salars | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 17 ′ N , 2 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 570-883 m | |
| surface | 44.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,652 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12290 | |
| INSEE code | 12185 | |
| Website | http://www.pontdesalars.fr/ | |
Pont-de-Salars is a French commune with 1,652 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region . Administratively it belongs to the Arrondissement of Millau .
geography
Pont-de-Salars is about 13 kilometers southeast of Rodez on the Viaur , into which the Vioulou flows. The dammed lakes Lac de Bage and Lac de Pont-de-Salars are located in the municipality . Pont-de-Salars is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Vibal in the north, Ségur in the east and northeast, Prades-Salars in the east and southeast, Canet-de-Salars in the south and southeast, Trémouilles in the south and southwest and Flavin in the west.
The former route nationale 111 (today's D911) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,212 | 1,229 | 1,300 | 1,391 | 1,422 | 1,414 | 1,542 | 1,642 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Georges church, historic monument since 1987
- Notre-Dame-de-Salars chapel
- Camboulas castle ruins, originally built in the 11th century
- Saint-Georges Bridge, a historic monument since 1978
Notre-Dame-de-Salars chapel
Saint-Georges bridge
Personalities
- Émile Pouget (1860-1931), anarchist
