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Espalion
Sign in to saveEspalion (; ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
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Espalion is a commune in the Aveyron department within the Occitanie region of France. It serves as the capital of the canton of Espalion and the canton of Lot et Truyère. The town is situated at an elevation of 764 meters above sea level and borders the municipalities of Bessuéjouls, Bozouls, Le Cayrol, and Condom-d'Aubrac. The Lot river is located near the commune.
With a population of 4,733, Espalion has an area of 36.6 square kilometers. The demographic breakdown includes 2,118 males and 2,398 females. The postal code for the area is 12500. Espalion maintains a twinned relationship with the administrative body of Langhirano.
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Place details
- Locality
- Espalion
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,652
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Espalion
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Espalion pont.jpg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Espalion (12).svg
- French commune.caption
- Pont-Vieux
- French commune.arrondissement
- Rodez
- French commune.canton
- Lot et Truyère
- French commune.INSEE
- 12096
- French commune.postal code
- 12500
- French commune.mayor
- Éric Picard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 338
- French commune.elevation max m
- 420
- French commune.area km2
- 36.60
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Official website
Accueil du site officiel de la commune d'Espalion
Site officiel de la Mairie d'Espalion, commune française située dans le nord du département de l'Aveyron, en région Occitanie
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Espalion
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Rodez
- Population
- 4624
- Area
- 36.6
- Elevation
- 500
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Lot
- Capital of
- canton of Lot et Truyère
- Shares border with
- Saint-Côme-d'Olt
- Official website
- www.espalion.fr
- Image
- Espalion vu depuis la place.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Espalion
- Commons category
- Espalion
- postal code
- 12500
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- Espalion
- twinned administrative body
- Langhirano
- associated electoral district
- canton of Lot et Truyère
- male population
- 2118
- female population
- 2398
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-65-51-10-30
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- Sights
- International relations
- See also
- References
Espalion (; ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
The architectural heritage of the commune includes seven buildings protected as historical monuments (France): the chapel of Perse, classified in 1862, the Old Bridge, classified in 1888, the courthouse, classified in 1911, the castle of Masse, registered in 1928, the Flaujac enclosure, registered in 1950, the former church of Saint John the Baptist, registered in 1979, and the castle of Calmont d'Olt and the chapel of Calmont d'Olt, classified in 1992.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Espalion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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