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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Aveyron
- Arrondissement
- Villefranche-de-Rouergue
- Canton
- Enne et Alzou
- Intercommunality
- Pays Rignacois
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jean-Louis Bessiere
- Area
- 10.74 km (4.15 sq mi)
- Density
- 17.6/km (45.6/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 12024 /12390
- Elevation
- 391–707 m (1,283–2,320 ft) , (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Belcastel
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Rodez
- Population
- +189
- Area
- +10.74
- Elevation
- +564
- Body of water
- Aveyron
- Shares border with
- Rignac
- Official website
- www.mairie-belcastel.fr
- Image
- Belcastel 4.jpg
Article
Belcastel ( French pronunciation: [bɛlkastɛl]; Occitan: Bèlcastèl) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region in Southern France.
The village is medieval in character, with cobbled streets and lauze-roofed (stone tiled) houses. The bulk of the village and the castle (Château de Belcastel) are situated on the steep north bank of the river Aveyron. Several buildings including the 15th-century church are on the south side of the river, with a similarly aged bridge connecting the two.