Vaureilles
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Vaureilles Vaurelhas |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | |
| Canton | Villeneuvois et Villefranchois | |
| Community association | Plateau de Montbazens | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 27 ' N , 2 ° 12' E | |
| height | 436-554 m | |
| surface | 14.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 499 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12220 | |
| INSEE code | 12290 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Vaureilles |
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Vaureilles ( Occitan Vaurelhas ) is a French commune with 499 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue and the canton of Villeneuvois et Villefranchois (until 2015 Montbazens ). The inhabitants are called Vaureillois .
The village of Pachins also belongs to the municipality .
geography
Vaureilles is located about 45 kilometers west-northwest of Rodez . Vaureilles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montbazens in the north and northeast, Roussennac in the east, Anglars-Saint-Félix in the southeast, Privezac in the south, Lanuéjouls in the south and southwest, Drulhe in the west and Galgan in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 631 | 573 | 509 | 454 | 441 | 434 | 484 | 516 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Vaureilles
- Saint-Michel church in Pachins
Personalities
- François Marty (1904–1994), Bishop of Saint-Flour (1952–1959), Archbishop of Reims (1959–1968), Archbishop of Paris (1968–1981), Cardinal (from 1969)
