Arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue
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Location of Villefranche-de-Rouergue in Aveyron
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| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Communes | 62 |
| Subprefecture | Villefranche-de-Rouergue |
| INSEE code | 123 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,293.4 km2 (499.4 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 63,808 |
| • Density | 49.3335/km2 (127.773/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Aveyron département in the Occitanie region. Its capital, and subprfecture of the department, is the city of Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
History
When the arrondissements were created on 17 February 1800, Villefranche-de-Rouergue was one of them in the Aveyron department.
Geography
It is the most western of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 1,293.4 km2 (499 sq mi), the smallest in area of the department. It is also the arrondissement with fewest people living there, with 63,808 inhabitants and a population density of 49.3 inhabitants/km².
The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the Cantal (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) department, to the east by the arrondissement of Rodez, to the south by the Tarn (Occitanie) department and to the west by the Tarn-et-Garonne (Occitanie) and the Lot (Occitanie) departments.
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Aveyron et Tarn, Enne et Alzou and Lot et Dourdou. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
| INSEE Code |
Canton | Millau | Rodez | Villefranche- de-Rouergue |
Total |
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| 1202 | Aveyron et Tarn | 5 | 12 | 17 | |
| 1206 | Enne et Alzou | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1207 | Lot et Dourdou | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| 1208 | Lot et Montbazinois | 16 | 16 | ||
| 1222 | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1223 | Villeneuvois et Villefranchois | 20 | 20 |
Communes
The arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue has 62 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Les Albres (12003)
- Almont-les-Junies (12004)
- Ambeyrac (12007)
- Asprières (12012)
- Aubin (12013)
- Balaguier-d'Olt (12018)
- Le Bas-Ségala (12021)
- Boisse-Penchot (12028)
- Bor-et-Bar (12029)
- Bouillac (12030)
- Brandonnet (12034)
- Capdenac-Gare (12052)
- La Capelle-Balaguier (12053)
- La Capelle-Bleys (12054)
- Causse-et-Diège (12257)
- Compolibat (12071)
- Cransac (12083)
- Decazeville (12089)
- Drulhe (12091)
- Firmi (12100)
- Flagnac (12101)
- Foissac (12104)
- La Fouillade (12105)
- Galgan (12108)
- Lanuéjouls (12121)
- Livinhac-le-Haut (12130)
- Lugan (12134)
- Lunac (12135)
- Maleville (12136)
- Martiel (12140)
- Montbazens (12148)
- Monteils (12150)
- Montsalès (12158)
- Morlhon-le-Haut (12159)
- Najac (12167)
- Naussac (12170)
- Ols-et-Rinhodes (12175)
- Peyrusse-le-Roc (12181)
- Prévinquières (12190)
- Privezac (12191)
- Rieupeyroux (12198)
- La Rouquette (12205)
- Roussennac (12206)
- Saint-André-de-Najac (12210)
- Sainte-Croix (12217)
- Saint-Igest (12227)
- Saint-Parthem (12240)
- Saint-Rémy (12242)
- Saint-Santin (12246)
- Salles-Courbatiès (12252)
- Salvagnac-Cajarc (12256)
- Sanvensa (12259)
- Saujac (12261)
- Savignac (12263)
- Sonnac (12272)
- Toulonjac (12281)
- Vailhourles (12287)
- Valzergues (12289)
- Vaureilles (12290)
- Villefranche-de-Rouergue (12300)
- Villeneuve (12301)
- Viviez (12305)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 12300 | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 11,822 | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | Villefranchois |
| 12089 | Decazeville | 5,686 | Lot et Dourdou | Bassin de Decazeville Aubin |
| 12052 | Capdenac-Gare | 4,558 | Lot et Montbazinois | Grand-Figeac |
| 12013 | Aubin | 3,888 | Enne et Alzou | Bassin de Decazeville Aubin |
| 12100 | Firmi | 2,441 | Enne et Alzou | Bassin de Decazeville Aubin |
| 12198 | Rieupeyroux | 2,001 | Aveyron et Tarn | Aveyron Ségala Viaur |
| 12301 | Villeneuve | 1,954 | Villeneuvois et Villefranchois | Villeneuvois, Diège et Lot |
| 12021 | Le Bas Ségala | 1,615 | Aveyron et Tarn | Aveyron Ségala Viaur |
| 12083 | Cransac | 1,541 | Enne et Alzou | Bassin de Decazeville Aubin |
| 12148 | Montbazens | 1,409 | Lot et Montbazinois | Plateau de Montbazens |
Related pages
- Arrondissements of the Aveyron department
- Communes of the Aveyron department
- List of arrondissements of France
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Villefranche-de-Rouergue para niños
