Arnac-sur-Dourdou

Arnac-sur-Dourdou (Occitan: Arnac) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Arnac-sur-Dourdou
Commune
Old bread oven
Location of Arnac-sur-Dourdou
Arnac-sur-Dourdou
Arnac-sur-Dourdou
Coordinates: 43°43′38″N 2°56′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementMillau
CantonCausses-Rougiers
IntercommunalityMonts, Rance et Rougier
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Fernande Singer
Area
1
16.57 km2 (6.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
34
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12009 /12360
Elevation506–1,000 m (1,660–3,281 ft)
(avg. 560 m or 1,840 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnacois or Arnacoises[2]

Geography

Arnac-sur-Dourdou is a sparsely populated commune in the extreme southern corner of Aveyron some 50 km west by north-west of Saint-André-de-Sangonis and 8 km east by north-east of Murat-sur-Vèbre in the heart of the Lacaune mountains. The western border of the commune is also the border between the departments of Aveyron and Tarn while the southern border is the border between Aveyron and Hérault. Access to the commune is by the D92 road from Brusque in the north which is a tortuous mountain road going to the village and continuing west to change to the D162 at the commune border then south to join the D622 to Murat-sur-Vèbre. The D12 road from Brusque to the south forms the eastern border of the commune and road D174 connects the village to this road. The commune is mountainous and heavily forested.[3]

The Dourdou de Camarès river flows through the commune and the village from east to west gathering numerous tributaries flowing from all corners of the commune.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

Until the French Revolution the Parish of Arnac was part of the community of Brusque. Saint-Benoît-d'Arnac was then an annex of the Parish of Saint-Pierre-des-Cats (currently the commune of Mélagues). After the Revolution Arnac was part of the commune of Mélagues. It was in 1872 that the commune of Arnac-sur-Dourdou was founded. Today the village consists of many second homes which are often the properties of descendants of the past inhabitants of the village.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
18721892Barthélémy Garenq
18921929Jacques Roques
19291935Hyppolyte Garenq
19351945Jacques Roques
19451947Jean Bertrand
19471995Louis Maury
19951997Pierre Garrencq
19972008Henri Riac
2008CurrentFernande SingerDVG

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
200624—    
200723−4.2%
200823+0.0%
200923+0.0%
201027+17.4%
201132+18.5%
201237+15.6%
201337+0.0%
201438+2.7%
201536−5.3%
201635−2.8%

Cultural Events and Festivals
  • Arnac Festival in traditional clothes

Sites and monuments
  • The Church of Saint-Benoît
  • The Bread oven at the Arnac Mill
  • The GR 71 passes through the commune
  • Church of Saint-Benoît.
  • Church of Saint-Benoît.
  • Wayside Cross.
  • The bread oven in the Mill of Arnac.

See also

Bibliography
  • Christian-Pierre Bedel, Lo Pont - Arnac, Brusca, Faiet, Gissac, Melagas, Montanhòl, Pèus-e-Cofolèus, Silvanés, Tauriac, preface by the General Counsel, Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton de Camarés, Rodez, Mission départementale de la culture, 2000, Al canton collection, 320 pages, ill., cover ill., 28 cm, ISBN 2-907279-50-5, ISSN 1151-8375, BNF 37657611d (Occitan/French)

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Aveyron (in French)
    3. Google Maps
    4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
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