La Cavalerie
La Cavalerie | |
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Restored ramparts | |
Location of La Cavalerie | |
La Cavalerie La Cavalerie | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′35″N 3°09′36″E / 44.0097°N 3.16°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Millau |
| Canton | Causses-Rougiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Rodriguez[1] |
Area 1 | 40.56 km2 (15.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,223 |
| • Density | 54.81/km2 (142.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12063 /12230 |
| Elevation | 764–892 m (2,507–2,927 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Cavalerie (French pronunciation: [la kavalʁi]; Occitan: La Cavalariá) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. During the 1970s it became the focal point of peasant resistance to the proposed extension of the Larzac military training base, just to the north.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 734 | — |
| 1975 | 748 | +0.27% |
| 1982 | 900 | +2.68% |
| 1990 | 701 | −3.08% |
| 1999 | 813 | +1.66% |
| 2007 | 999 | +2.61% |
| 2012 | 1,058 | +1.15% |
| 2017 | 1,441 | +6.37% |
| 2023 | 2,223 | +7.49% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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