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La Cavalerie

Coordinates: 44°00′35″N 3°09′36″E / 44.0097°N 3.16°E / 44.0097; 3.16
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La Cavalerie
Restored ramparts
Restored ramparts
Location of La Cavalerie
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La Cavalerie is located in France
La Cavalerie
La Cavalerie
La Cavalerie is located in Occitanie
La Cavalerie
La Cavalerie
Coordinates: 44°00′35″N 3°09′36″E / 44.0097°N 3.16°E / 44.0097; 3.16
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementMillau
CantonCausses-Rougiers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Rodriguez[1]
Area
1
40.56 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,195
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12063 /12230
Elevation764–892 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1968734—    
1975748+1.9%
1982900+20.3%
1990701−22.1%
1999813+16.0%
20081,021+25.6%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.