Peyrusse-le-Roc

Peyrusse-le-Roc

The towers of Peyrusse-le-Roc

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Peyrusse-le-Roc

Coordinates: 44°29′48″N 2°08′29″E / 44.4967°N 2.1414°E / 44.4967; 2.1414Coordinates: 44°29′48″N 2°08′29″E / 44.4967°N 2.1414°E / 44.4967; 2.1414
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Canton Montbazens
Intercommunality Plateau de Montbazens
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Francis Savignac
Area1 13.81 km2 (5.33 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 213
  Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 12181 / 12220
Elevation 233–496 m (764–1,627 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Peyrusse-le-Roc is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

The Château Inférieur is a ruined castle which was taken by the English in 1163 and occupied by Simon de Montfort.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962392    
1968392+0.0%
1975383−2.3%
1982374−2.3%
1990288−23.0%
1999229−20.5%
2008213−7.0%

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