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Arnac-sur-Dourdou

Coordinates: 43°43′38″N 2°56′00″E / 43.7272°N 2.9333°E / 43.7272; 2.9333
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Arnac-sur-Dourdou
Commune
Old bread oven
Old bread oven
Location of Arnac-sur-Dourdou
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Arnac-sur-Dourdou is located in France
Arnac-sur-Dourdou
Arnac-sur-Dourdou
Arnac-sur-Dourdou is located in Occitanie
Arnac-sur-Dourdou
Arnac-sur-Dourdou
Coordinates: 43°43′38″N 2°56′00″E / 43.7272°N 2.9333°E / 43.7272; 2.9333
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementMillau
CantonCausses-Rougiers
IntercommunalityMonts, Rance et Rougier
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Sales[1]
Area
1
16.57 km2 (6.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
41
 • Density2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12009 /12360
Elevation506–1,000 m (1,660–3,281 ft)
(avg. 560 m or 1,840 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arnac-sur-Dourdou (French pronunciation: [aʁnak syʁ duʁdu], literally Arnac on Dourdou; Occitan: Arnac) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography

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Arnac-sur-Dourdou is a sparsely populated commune in the extreme southern corner of Aveyron some 50 km west by north-west of Saint-André-de-Sangonis and 8 km east by north-east of Murat-sur-Vèbre in the heart of the Lacaune mountains. The western border of the commune is also the border between the departments of Aveyron and Tarn while the southern border is the border between Aveyron and Hérault. Access to the commune is by the D92 road from Brusque in the north which is a tortuous mountain road going to the village and continuing west to change to the D162 at the commune border then south to join the D622 to Murat-sur-Vèbre. The D12 road from Brusque to the south forms the eastern border of the commune and road D174 connects the village to this road. The commune is mountainous and heavily forested.[3]

The Dourdou de Camarès river flows through the commune and the village from east to west gathering numerous tributaries flowing from all corners of the commune.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

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Until the French Revolution the Parish of Arnac was part of the community of Brusque. Saint-Benoît-d'Arnac was then an annex of the Parish of Saint-Pierre-des-Cats (currently the commune of Mélagues). After the Revolution Arnac was part of the commune of Mélagues. It was in 1872 that the commune of Arnac-sur-Dourdou was founded. Today the village consists of many second homes which are often the properties of descendants of the past inhabitants of the village.

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party
1872 1892 Barthélémy Garenq
1892 1929 Jacques Roques
1929 1935 Hyppolyte Garenq
1935 1945 Jacques Roques
1945 1947 Jean Bertrand
1947 1995 Louis Maury
1995 1997 Pierre Garrencq
1997 2008 Henri Riac
2008 2020 Fernande Singer DVG
2020 2026 Guy Sales

Population

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnacois or Arnacoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 87—    
1975 66−3.87%
1982 48−4.45%
1990 55+1.72%
1999 30−6.51%
2007 23−3.27%
2012 37+9.98%
2017 34−1.68%
Source: INSEE[6]

Cultural Events and Festivals

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  • Arnac Festival in traditional clothes

Sites and monuments

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  • The Church of Saint-Benoît
  • The Bread oven at the Arnac Mill
  • The GR 71 passes through the commune
  • Church of Saint-Benoît.
    Church of Saint-Benoît.
  • Church of Saint-Benoît.
    Church of Saint-Benoît.
  • Wayside Cross.
    Wayside Cross.
  • The bread oven in the Mill of Arnac.
    The bread oven in the Mill of Arnac.

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Christian-Pierre Bedel, Lo Pont - Arnac, Brusca, Faiet, Gissac, Melagas, Montanhòl, Pèus-e-Cofolèus, Silvanés, Tauriac, preface by the General Counsel, Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton de Camarés, Rodez, Mission départementale de la culture, 2000, Al canton collection, 320 pages, ill., cover ill., 28 cm, ISBN 2-907279-50-5, ISSN 1151-8375, BNF 37657611d (Occitan/French)

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 12 - Aveyron, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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