Rivière-sur-Tarn
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Rivière-sur-Tarn Ribièira |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Millau | |
| Canton | Tarn et Causses | |
| Community association | Millau Grands Causses | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 11 ′ N , 3 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 372-880 m | |
| surface | 26.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,043 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12640 | |
| INSEE code | 12200 | |
 Castle of Peyrelade, the main tourist attraction of Rivière sur Tarn |
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Rivière-sur-Tarn ( Occitan Ribièira ) is a French commune with 1,043 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department and in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the canton of Tarn et Causses (until 2015 Peyreleau ) and the arrondissement of Millau . The inhabitants are called Riviérois .
location
Rivière-sur-Tarn is about eleven kilometers north-northeast of Millau am Tarn . The municipality is part of the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park . Rivière-sur-Tarn is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sévérac-le-Château in the north, Mostuéjouls in the east, Le Rozier in the southeast, La Cresse in the south, Compeyre in the southwest and Verrières in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 674 | 657 | 625 | 711 | 757 | 961 | 1013 | 1043 |
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Attractions
- Sainte-Barbe church
- Saint-François-de-Sales church in the Fontaneilles district
- Saint-Second church in the Boyne district
- Peyrelade castle ruins, historic monument since 1998
Sainte-Barbe church
Peyrelade castle ruins
