Agen-d'Aveyron

Agen-d'Aveyron

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Agen-d'Aveyron

Coordinates: 44°21′28″N 2°40′48″E / 44.3578°N 2.68°E / 44.3578; 2.68Coordinates: 44°21′28″N 2°40′48″E / 44.3578°N 2.68°E / 44.3578; 2.68
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Rodez
Canton Pont-de-Salars
Intercommunality Pays de Salars
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Laurent de Vedelly
Area1 22.35 km2 (8.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,054
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 12001 / 12630
Elevation 525–863 m (1,722–2,831 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Agen-d'Aveyron is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.

It is located 10 km east of Rodez, 15 km west of Laissac and 50 km northwest of Millau.

Agen-d'Aveyron is in the ancient province of Rouergue and is the site of a prehistoric dolmen.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962526    
1968565+7.4%
1975657+16.3%
1982724+10.2%
1990865+19.5%
19991,012+17.0%
20081,054+4.2%

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