Montpeyroux, Aveyron

Montpeyroux
The Château of Bousquet
Montpeyroux
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Montpeyroux
Coordinates: 44°38′33″N 2°49′32″E / 44.6425°N 2.8256°ECoordinates: 44°38′33″N 2°49′32″E / 44.6425°N 2.8256°E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Rodez
Canton	Laguiole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Cestrieres
Area^1	61.71 km^2 (23.83 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	568
• Density	9.2/km^2 (24/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	12156 / 12210
Elevation	510–1,023 m (1,673–3,356 ft) (avg. 967 m or 3,173 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.

Montpeyroux (in Occitan: Mont Peirós)is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Residents of the commune are referred to as Montpeirosiens.

In 1790-1794, the commune absorbed Seignour Delcros, Engalenc and Esparou; in 1832, it absorbed Le Bousquet, Brionnès and Crozillac.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,731	—
1800	1,705	−1.5%
1806	1,970	+15.5%
1821	2,037	+3.4%
1831	2,032	−0.2%
1836	2,098	+3.2%
1841	1,943	−7.4%
1846	1,900	−2.2%
1851	1,834	−3.5%
1856	1,774	−3.3%
1861	1,772	−0.1%
1866	1,680	−5.2%
1872	1,785	+6.2%
1876	1,716	−3.9%
1881	1,731	+0.9%
1886	1,649	−4.7%
1891	1,466	−11.1%
1896	1,526	+4.1%
1901	1,405	−7.9%
1906	1,382	−1.6%
1911	1,257	−9.0%
1921	1,135	−9.7%
1926	1,100	−3.1%
1931	1,062	−3.5%
1936	1,035	−2.5%
1946	1,031	−0.4%
1954	925	−10.3%
1962	806	−12.9%
1968	787	−2.4%
1975	670	−14.9%
1982	610	−9.0%
1990	578	−5.2%
1999	551	−4.7%
2008	568	+3.1%

See also

• Communes of the Aveyron department

References

• INSEE