Vézins-de-Lévézou

Vézins-de-Lévézou

The church in Vézins-de-Lévézou

Coat of arms
Vézins-de-Lévézou

Coordinates: 44°16′48″N 2°57′12″E / 44.28°N 2.9533°E / 44.28; 2.9533Coordinates: 44°16′48″N 2°57′12″E / 44.28°N 2.9533°E / 44.28; 2.9533
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Millau
Canton Vézins-de-Lévézou
Intercommunality Lévézou Pareloup
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Arnaud Viala
Area1 78.96 km2 (30.49 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 645
  Density 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 12294 / 12780
Elevation 713–1,155 m (2,339–3,789 ft)
(avg. 900 m or 3,000 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.

Vézins-de-Lévézou is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

The Château de Vezins is a historical castle. The first fortress was built in 1120 by Vesian de Vezins to command the Lévezou district. Following a disastrous fire in 1642, the only remains of this original castle are the vaulted rooms of the ground floor. The castle was redeveloped in the Renaissance style.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962963    
19681,004+4.3%
1975879−12.5%
1982809−8.0%
1990699−13.6%
1999634−9.3%
2008645+1.7%

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