Saint-Laurent-d'Olt

Saint-Laurent-d'Olt is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Saint-Laurent-d'Olt
Commune
Street furniture in Saint-Laurent-d'Olt
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Laurent-d'Olt
Saint-Laurent-d'Olt
Saint-Laurent-d'Olt
Coordinates: 44°26′49″N 3°06′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementRodez
CantonTarn et Causses
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Vioulac
Area
1
38.74 km2 (14.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
646
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12237 /12560
Elevation448–1,033 m (1,470–3,389 ft)
(avg. 545 m or 1,788 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Situated on the D988 departmental road, roughly equidistant between the towns of Millau, Rodez and Mende, and 3.5 km west of the A75 autoroute, Saint-Laurent-d'Olt is perched on a rocky ridge above the Lot River, at about 584 metres above sea level. The upper valley of the Lot divides the volcanic plateau of the Aubrac from the limestone plateaux of the Grands Causses.

In order to preserve the biodiversity of the area, the upper Lot valley between Espalion and Saint-Laurent-d'Olt is gazetted as part of the Natura 2000 network.

The commune is also part of the Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses.

Institut Médico-Educatif (I.M.E.)

As well as providing services for the surrounding district, the village is home to an Institut Médico-Educatif, which is a residential school for children with intellectual handicaps, aged 6–20. The current roll is around 80 pupils. Founded in 1965, the Institut is the largest employer in the commune, employing 60 people.[2]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962731—    
1968745+1.9%
1975728−2.3%
1982658−9.6%
1990659+0.2%
1999619−6.1%
2008661+6.8%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. http://www.saintlaurentdolt.fr/Ecole.aspx


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