Browse / France / Occitanie / Aumont-Aubrac
Aumont-Aubrac
Occitanievillage
Aumont-Aubrac
Total population
2,300
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Aumont-Aubrac is a former commune in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region of southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Peyre-en-Aubrac.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Aumont-Aubrac was at the crossroads of ancient routes between Auvergne and Lyon - Toulouse. Aumont was a station on the Way of Agrippa which connected Javols to Puech Cremat. In Roman times Aumont was part of the barony of Peyre, one of the eight baronies of Gévaudan.
Geography
Aumont-Aubrac is located some 12 km south of Saint-Chély-d'Apcher and some 35 km north by north-west of Mende. Access to the commune is by the A75 autoroute which passes through the length of the commune from north to south with Exit 35 north of the town and Exit 36 south of the town. Access to the town is by road D809 from Saint-Chély-d'Apcher in the north, intersecting Exit 35 on the A75 and continuing south to the village then onwards parallel to the A75. The D987 goes west from the village to Malbouzon. The D50 goes south-east from the village to Javols. The D7 goes north-east from the village to Fontans. There is a railway line running north to south with a railway station in the town. Apart from the town there are the villages of Nozieres in the north-west, and La Croix, Le Crouzet, La Chouzet, and La Chazotte south of the town. The commune is mostly farmland with some scattered forests and an urban area around the town and at La Croix. The Ruisseau des Rivières rises in the south of the commune and flows north gathering many tributaries to join the Rimeize just north of the commune. The Ruisseau de la Gazelle rises in the east of the commune and flows east to join the Truyère. The Ruisseau du Moulin rises in the west of the commune and flows south then east along part of the southern border to join the Triboulin south of Longuesagne. The Ruisseau du Bouchet rises in the south of the commune and flows south parallel to the railway line to join the Ruisseau du Moulin on the southern border.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Occitanie
- Langogne28 mi away · pop. 2,867
- Florac Trois Rivières31.5 mi away · pop. 2,096
- Malons-et-Elze42.1 mi away · pop. 120
- Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu43 mi away · pop. 216
- Sénéchas45.8 mi away · pop. 241
- Dourbies46.2 mi away · pop. 137
- La Vernarède46.6 mi away · pop. 350
- Castan47.3 mi away
- Saumane47.8 mi away · pop. 289
- L'Estréchure49.1 mi away · pop. 153
- Firmi49.6 mi away · pop. 2,348
- Saint-Julien de Piganiol50.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 48009
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,034
- Wikidata
- Q326270
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr