Balaguier-d'Olt

Balaguier-d'Olt is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Balaguier-d'Olt
Commune
Location of Balaguier-d'Olt
Balaguier-d'Olt
Balaguier-d'Olt
Coordinates: 44°31′29″N 1°58′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementVillefranche-de-Rouergue
CantonLot et Montbazinois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Ville
Area
1
10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
162
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12018 /12260
Elevation152–378 m (499–1,240 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 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 Balaguiérois or Balaguiéroises.[2]

Geography

Balaguier-d'Olt is located some 12 km south-west of Figeac just east of Ambeyrac. The whole north-western border of the commune is the Lot river which is also the departmental boundary between Aveyron and Lot. Access to the commune is by the D86 road from Ambeyrac which follows the river through the village and continues north-east to Capdenac-Gare. The D38 branches off the D86 and crosses the only bridge in the commune across the Lot to Saint-Pierre-Toirac. The D647 branches off the D86 just north of the village and goes south-east to Foissac. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Vernet-le-Bas in the north of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[3]

Geologically the commune is divided into two parts: first the Lot valley which consists of Toarcian marl and secondly the limestone plateau overlooking it.

The Ruisseau de Bournac flows from the north-east and the Ruisseau de Fréjéroque flows from the east both joining in the commune and flowing into the Lot.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
18401848Joseph Daube
18481860Pierre Trenty
18601868Jean Louis Obscur
18681904Félix Vernet
20012008Claude Roques
20082020Yves Ville

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 162 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 485—    
1800 414−2.24%
1841 619+0.99%
1846 632+0.42%
1851 635+0.09%
1856 619−0.51%
1861 621+0.06%
1866 578−1.42%
1872 574−0.12%
1876 536−1.70%
1881 516−0.76%
1886 531+0.57%
1891 510−0.80%
1896 415−4.04%
1901 377−1.90%
1906 340−2.04%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 316−1.45%
1921 256−2.08%
1926 251−0.39%
1931 221−2.51%
1936 238+1.49%
1946 214−1.06%
1954 163−3.35%
1962 113−4.48%
1968 115+0.29%
1975 119+0.49%
1982 160+4.32%
1990 150−0.80%
1999 143−0.53%
2007 142−0.09%
2012 136−0.86%
2017 162+3.56%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Sites and Monuments

The Romanesque Church of Vernet-le-Bas has a bell tower dating from the 12th century and has Romanesque capitals on three sides. Inside the church the Romanesque Altar (12th century) is still preserved in one of the side chapels. It is carved in sandstone decorations and presents interlacing. It is registered as an historical object.[7]

See also

Bibliography
  • Christian-Pierre Bedel (preface Jacques Dournes), Capdenac Los Aures Asprièras, Balaguier, Bolhac, Causse-e-Diege Foissac, Naussac, Salas, Sonnac / Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton de Capdenac, Rodez, Mission departmental culture, coll. "Al Canton", 1996, ill., cov. ill., 28 cm, 240 pp. ISBN 2-907279-23-8, ISSN 1151-8375, BNF No. FRBNF36688708 (in French)

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)
  5. Données Cassini, EHESS
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000015 Altar (in French)
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