Aveyron [1] [2] ( Fr. Aveyron , ox. Avairon ) is a department in the south of France , one of the departments of the Occitania region. The serial number is 12. The administrative center is Rodez . The population is 288,364 people (78th among departments, 2010 data).
| The Department | |||||
| Aveyron | |||||
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| fr. Aveyron ox. Avairon | |||||
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| A country |  France | ||||
| Included in | Occitania | ||||
| Includes | 3 counties, 46 cantons and 304 communes | ||||
| Adm. Centre | Rodez | ||||
| Chairman of the General Council | Jean-Claude Luch | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Date of formation | |||||
| Square | 8735 km² (6th place ) | ||||
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| Timezone | UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 288 364 people ( 2010 ) ( 78th place ) | ||||
| Density | 33.01 people / km² (91st place) | ||||
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| ISO 3166-2 Code | FR-12 | ||||
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Content
Geography
The area is 8735 km². The department is located in a mountainous region, the highest point is the peak of Mayebio (1469).
History
Aveyron is one of the first 83 departments created in March 1790 .
Administrative division
The department includes 3 districts, 46 cantons and 304 communes.
Notes
- ↑ France, Monaco. Monaco. Corsica Island // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2009; ch. ed. G.V. Pozdnyak . - M .: PKO "Cartography": Onyx, 2010. - S. 56-57. - ISBN 978-5-85120-295-7 (Cartography). - ISBN 978-5-488-02609-4 (Onyx).
- ↑ Aveyron, dep. // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / ed. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 8.