Alrance

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Commune in Occitanie, France

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::summary Commune in Occitanie, France ::

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FieldValue
nameAlrance
commune statusCommune
imageAlrance1.jpg
captionThe town hall and church in Alrance
arrondissementMillau
cantonRaspes et Lévezou
INSEE12006
postal code12430
mayorBernard Cluzel
term2020–2026
intercommunalityLévézou Pareloup
coordinates
elevation m735
elevation min m719
elevation max m971
area km235.43
population
population date
population footnotes
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|name = Alrance |commune status = Commune |image = Alrance1.jpg |caption = The town hall and church in Alrance |image coat of arms = |arrondissement = Millau |canton = Raspes et Lévezou |INSEE = 12006 |postal code = 12430 |mayor = Bernard Cluzel |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = Lévézou Pareloup |coordinates = |elevation m = 735 |elevation min m = 719 |elevation max m = 971 |area km2 = 35.43 |population = |population date = |population footnotes =

Alrance (; ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography

Alrance is located some 30 km west of Millau and about 50 km north-east of Albi. The commune can be accessed by the D56 road which runs north-east from Durenque and intersects the road D25 in the commune. It continues north through the commune to Arvieu. The D25 comes south-east from Salmiech through most of the length of the commune and continues south-east to Villefranche-de-Panat. Access to the village is from the north-east on road D659 which runs off the D577 south of the Lac de Pareloup. The D659 runs south-west and ends at the village. The D528 also runs off the D25 in the south of the commune to the village.

The commune is mostly farmland with some forest and covered by many country roads. There are a number of other hamlets and villages in the commune. These are:

  • L'Adrech
  • Bonneguide
  • Boussinesq
  • Le Bouviale
  • La Capelle Farcel
  • La Coste
  • Las Fenials
  • Flauvelou
  • Fretanels
  • Le Jouanesq
  • Lacan
  • Le Mas Nespoulous
  • Le Mas Viala
  • Le Mas Vialet
  • Montcouzac
  • Nazareth
  • La Niade
  • Pentezac
  • Peyrebrune
  • La Rouquette
  • Le Sales
  • La Vacaresse

A number of streams rise in the commune and flow to the Lac de Villefranche-de-Panat at the southern border of the commune. The streams include L'Alrance, Ruisseau du Lagasi, and several others. Some streams rise in the north of the commune and flow northwards eventually joining the river Céor which eventually flows to the Viaur at Castelpers.

Neighbouring communes and villages

|width=auto |Centre = Alrance |North = Arvieu |Northeast = Bonnevial |East = Violon Bas |Southeast = Le Vialaret |South = Villefranche-de-Panat |Southwest = Durenque |West = Auriac-Lagast |Northwest = Salmiech

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Alrance

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FromToName
18441856Jean Joseph Terral
18561860Adrien Seguret
18611862Jean-Antoine Barthe
18621864Jean-Joseph Terral
18641870Jean-Antoine Barthe
18701871François Gisquet
18711878Joseph Gagraud
18781916Adolphe Gagraud
19161919Léopold Gautier
19191934Adolphe Gagraud
19341953Paul Serin
19531959Gabriel Gintrand
19591971Edouard Galtier
19711977Auguste Fabre
19772001Hubert Bonnefous
20012008Jacques Montrozier
20082020Jean-Pierre Drulhe
20202026Bernard Cluzel
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Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alrançais or Alrançaises in French.

|source = INSEE |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |625 |1975 |550 |1982 |528 |1990 |468 |1999 |417 |2007 |382 |2012 |383 |2017 |358

Sites and Monuments

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  • The Lac de Villefranche-de-Panat just south of the commune border provides power and water activities for the commune
  • The Church of Alrance and Church of La Capelle-Farcel
  • The Tower of Peyrebrune (a chapel and remains of a castle)

Notable People linked to the commune

  • Jean-Baptiste Angles, a missionary in Japan.

References

References

  1. (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
  2. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alrance,+France/@44.1246076,2.6807027,13095m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x12b26c1980fef9a9:0x830461383c5e2f23?hl=en Google Maps]
  3. fr
  4. [https://www.habitants.fr/aveyron-12 Le nom des habitants du 12 - Aveyron], habitants.fr
  5. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-12006#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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