Saint-Affrique
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Affrique
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 8,548
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saint-Affrique
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Saint-Affrique pont.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The bridge and church in Saint-Affrique
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Saint-Affrique.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Millau
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Affrique
- French commune.INSEE
- 12208
- French commune.postal code
- 12400
- French commune.mayor
- Sébastien David
- French commune.term
- 2021–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 330
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Montagne-sur-Sorgue
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Millau
- Population
- +7941
- Area
- +110.96
- Elevation
- +503
- Shares border with
- Versols-et-Lapeyre
- Official website
- ville-saintaffrique.fr
- Image
- Panorama of Saint-Affrique.jpg
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Saint-Affrique (; Languedocien: Sant Africa) is a commune in the Aveyron department in Southern France.
==History== Saint-Affrique grew in the 6th century around the tomb of St. Africain, bishop of Comminges. In the 12th century a fortress was built on the neighboring rock of Caylus. The possession of Saint-Affrique was vigorously contested during the French Wars of Religion. It was eventually occupied by the Huguenots until 1629, when it was seized and dismantled by a royal army.