Saint-Chély-d'Apcher
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lozère | |
| Arrondissement | Mende | |
| Canton | Saint-Chély-d'Apcher (main town) | |
| Community association | Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 48 ' N , 3 ° 17' E | |
| height | 935-1,126 m | |
| surface | 28.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,164 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 147 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 48200 | |
| INSEE code | 48140 | |
| Website | http://www.stchelydapcher.fr/ | |
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Saint-Chély-d'Apcher is a French commune with 4164 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region . It belongs administratively to the arrondissement of Mende and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Saint-Chély-d'Apcher . The inhabitants are called Barrabans .
geography
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher is located in Gévaudan between the western edge of the Margeride and the Aubrac in the Massif Central . The Sarroul and the Chapouillet flow through the municipality . Saint-Chély-d'Apcher is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Albaret-Sainte-Marie and Blavignac in the north, Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux in the northeast, Prunières in the east, Rimeize in the southeast, Les Bessons in the south and southwest, La Fage- Saint-Julien to the west and Les Monts-Verts to the northwest.
traffic
The former national routes 9 and 106 run through the municipality . The Autoroute A75 touches the municipality.
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher is located on the formerly important and fastest train connection from Paris via Clermont-Ferrand and Millau to Béziers . The railway line will only be used by individual freight and passenger trains.
The town is connected to Saint-Flour by bus route 31280 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 4,757 | 5.016 | 4,624 | 4,726 | 4,570 | 4,316 | 4,484 | 4,255 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
- Notre-Dame-de-Cénaret chapel
- Remains of the castle
- Bell tower
- Garabit Viaduct
- Arboretum of Civergols
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the British parish of Tadcaster in Yorkshire (England) since 1999 .
Personalities
- Théophile Roussel (1816–1903), medic
