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Decazeville () is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

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Decazeville is a commune in France, situated within the Aveyron department and the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue. It serves as the capital of the canton of Decazeville and the canton of Lot et Dourdou. The town is named after Élie, duc Decazes, and is located near the Lot river. Its administrative boundaries share borders with Aubin, Boisse-Penchot, Firmi, and Flagnac.

The area covers 13.88 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 454 meters. The population is listed as 10,532, comprising 2,564 males and 2,796 females. Decazeville is twinned with Utrillas and Coazze. The postal code for the commune is 12300.

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Place details

Locality
Decazeville
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
7,268
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
7.0 µg/m³
PM10
11.1 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Decazeville
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
StatueDucDecazesDecazeville.jpg
French commune.caption
Statue of Élie Decazes
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Décazeville (Aveyron).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
French commune.canton
Lot et Dourdou
French commune.INSEE
12089
French commune.postal code
12300
French commune.mayor
François Marty
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation m
225
French commune.elevation min m
163
French commune.elevation max m
454
French commune.area km2
13.88

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Decazeville
Country
France
Population
5020
Area
13.88
Elevation
275
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Lot
Shares border with
Viviez
Official website
www.decazeville.fr
Image
StatueDucDecazesDecazeville.jpg
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Commons category
Decazeville
postal code
12300
twinned administrative body
Coazze
associated electoral district
canton of Lot et Dourdou
male population
2564
female population
2796
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-65-43-87-00
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Population
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • Personalities
  • See also
  • References

Decazeville () is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

The commune was created in the 19th century because of the Industrial Revolution and was named after the Duke of Decazes (1780–1860), the founder of the factory that created the town. Viviez-Decazeville station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Figeac and Rodez.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Decazeville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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