Versols-et-Lapeyre
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Versols-et-Lapeyre Verzòls e La Pèira |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Millau | |
| Canton | Saint-Affrique | |
| Community association | Saint Affricain, Roquefort, Sept Vallons | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 54 ' N , 2 ° 56' E | |
| height | 264-388 m | |
| surface | 27.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 420 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 12400 | |
| INSEE code | 12292 | |
| Website | http://www.versolsetlapeyre.fr/ | |
Versols-et-Lapeyre ( Occitan : Verzòls e La Pèira ) is a French commune of the department of Aveyron in the region Occitania (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ) with 420 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017). Administratively it is assigned to the canton of Saint-Affrique and the arrondissement of Millau . The inhabitants are called Lapeyrois and Versoliens .
geography
Versols-et-Lapeyre is located about 25 kilometers south-southwest of Millau and about 59 kilometers south-southeast of Rodez in the historic region of the Rouergue . Versols-et-Lapeyre is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Affrique in the north, Saint-Jean-et-Saint-Paul in the northeast, Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues in the east and southeast and Gissac in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 374 | 310 | 260 | 307 | 340 | 353 | 427 | 452 |
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Attractions
- Dolmen
- Saint Thomas Church
- Former church of Saint-Roch from the 11th century, a monument historique since 1928
- Versols Castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 1988
- Montalègre Castle from the 13th century, monument historique since 1978
Saint-Roch church
Versols Castle
Montalègre Castle
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