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Decazeville
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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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Élie, duc Decazes
- 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
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-65-43-87-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- 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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