Saint-Urcize
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Saint-Urcize Sent Rocise |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Cantal | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour | |
| Canton | Neuvéglise | |
| Community association | Saint-Flour Community | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 42 ′ N , 3 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 1,044-1,427 m | |
| surface | 54.3 km 2 | |
| Residents | 417 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 15110 | |
| INSEE code | 15216 | |
| Website | Saint.Urcize | |
 Saint-Urcize - town view |
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Saint-Urcize ( Occitan Sent Rocise ) is a central French city and a municipality with 417 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the extreme south of the Cantal area in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Located in the cultural landscape of the Aubrac , it borders the historic counties of Gévaudan and the Rouergue .
Location and climate
The place Saint-Urcize is just under 50 km (driving distance) south of Saint-Flour at an altitude of about 1150 m ; the departmental capital Aurillac is a good 90 km northwest. The climate is rather cool and rainy; Rain (approx. 890 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2017 | ||
| Residents | 1,683 | 1,466 | 1,118 | 726 | 527 | 417 | ||
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The since the mid-19th century, continued population decline is mainly the result of by the mechanization of agriculture caused rural exodus .
economy
The cattle breeding ( Aubrac cattle ) plays the main role for the livelihood of the place and the community; Flour, vegetables and fruit are brought here from the valleys. The place is best known for the ski station Super Blaise , located approx. 4 km to the south-west .
Attractions
- The partially Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Michel is an exceptional building from the High Middle Ages and the early modern period.
- The tower of a former castle (château) rises on the Rocher de la Vierge .
