Auriac-Lagast
Commune
The road into Auriac-Lagast
The road into Auriac-Lagast
Location of Auriac-Lagast
Auriac-Lagast is located in France
Auriac-Lagast
Auriac-Lagast
Auriac-Lagast is located in Occitanie
Auriac-Lagast
Auriac-Lagast
Coordinates: 44°08′50″N 2°34′52″E / 44.1472°N 2.5811°E / 44.1472; 2.5811
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementMillau
CantonMonts du Réquistanais
IntercommunalityCC Réquistanais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Latieule[1]
Area
1
30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
229
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12015 /12120
Elevation574–930 m (1,883–3,051 ft)
(avg. 680 m or 2,230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auriac-Lagast is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurigastois or Aurigastoises.[3]

Geography

A street in Auriac-Lagast

Auriac-Lagast is located some 27 km south of Rodez and 35 km north by north-east of Carmaux. Access to the commune is by the D522 road from Cassagnes-Bégonhès in the north-west, which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Durenque. The D25 passes inside the eastern border of the commune as it goes from Salmiech to Villefranche-de-Panat. Apart from the village, there are the hamlets of:

  • Belle Sagne,
  • Belvezet,
  • La Cailholie,
  • Castanies,
  • La Garde,
  • Ginestous,
  • La Malborie,
  • Moncan,
  • Saint-Leon,
  • Le Roube,
  • La Roque,
  • Randan,
  • Les Salettes,

The commune is almost entirely farmland with a few forests.[4]

The Gladou river rises in the east of the commune and flows west, forming part of the western border as it then flows north to join the Céar south of Cassagnes-Bégonhès. The Hunargues and the Ruisseau des Gazelles also rise in the commune and flow west to join the Gladou in the commune. The Ruisseau du Lagast rises in the south-eastern corner of the commune and forms most of the eastern border as it flows north to join the Céor. The Ruisseau de Miège Sole crosses the eastern arm of the commune and forms part of the northern border of the arm before continuing north to join the Ruisseau du Lagast just north of the commune.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[4]

Administration

Auriac-Lagast Community Hall

List of Successive Mayors[5]

FromToName
18331837Etienne Moudon
18371838Adolphe Bonnefous
18381848Hercule Bonnefous
18481853Marie Henri Régis Bonnefous
18531865Raymond Seguret
18651883Henri Urbain Molnier
20012008Yves Letieule
20082014Jean Garrigues
20142026Yves Latieule

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 229 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 422—    
1800 531+3.34%
1836 533+0.01%
1841 648+3.98%
1846 571−2.50%
1851 552−0.67%
1856 527−0.92%
1861 538+0.41%
1866 585+1.69%
1872 616+0.86%
1876 583−1.37%
1881 614+1.04%
1886 600−0.46%
1891 612+0.40%
1896 620+0.26%
1901 615−0.16%
1906 617+0.06%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 608−0.29%
1921 584−0.40%
1926 593+0.31%
1931 636+1.41%
1936 659+0.71%
1946 652−0.11%
1954 558−1.93%
1962 524−0.78%
1968 524+0.00%
1975 425−2.95%
1982 385−1.40%
1990 315−2.48%
1999 280−1.30%
2007 262−0.83%
2012 234−2.24%
2017 229−0.43%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]
Auriac-Lagast War Memorial

Distribution of Age Groups

Auriac-Lagast General View

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Auriac-Lagast and Aveyron Department in 2017

Auriac-LagastAveyron
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years151716.114.7
15 to 29 Years12614.612.3
30 to 44 Years151416.615.9
45 to 59 Years302421.320.5
60 to 74 Years161820.120.1
75 to 89 Years122110.213.8
90 Years+111.12.7

Source: INSEE[7][8]

Sites and monuments

The Church of Saint-Léonard of Auriac
  • The Parish Church of Saint-Léonard of Auriac: its steeple was struck by lightning and restored.
  • Moncan (private area)
  • The Chateau of Randan (private property - owned by the family of Raymond Bonnefous)

See also

Bibliography

  • Christian-Pierre Bedel, preface by Bernard Destours, Cassanhas, Arviu, Auriac, Caumont, La Grand'Vila, Saumièg, Senta-Jaleda / Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton de Cassanhas, Rodez, Mission départementale de la culture, 1996, Al canton collection, 240 pages, ill., cov. ill., 28 cm, ISBN 2-907279-30-0, ISSN 1151-8375, BnF 366930046 (in Occitan and French)

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