Balaguier-d'Olt

Balaguier-d'Olt
Commune
Location of Balaguier-d'Olt
Balaguier-d'Olt is located in France
Balaguier-d'Olt
Balaguier-d'Olt
Location within France
Balaguier-d'Olt is located in Occitanie
Balaguier-d'Olt
Balaguier-d'Olt
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°31′29″N 1°58′23″E / 44.5247°N 1.9731°E / 44.5247; 1.9731
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementVillefranche-de-Rouergue
CantonLot et Montbazinois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Ville[1]
Area
1
10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
179
 • Density16.5/km2 (42.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12018 /12260
Elevation152–378 m (499–1,240 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Balaguier-d'Olt (French pronunciation: [balaɡje dɔlt], literally Balaguier of Olt; Occitan: Balaguièr d'Òlt) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography

Balaguier-d'Olt is located some 12 km south-west of Figeac just east of Ambeyrac. The whole north-western border of the commune is the Lot river which is also the departmental boundary between Aveyron and Lot. Access to the commune is by the D86 road from Ambeyrac which follows the river through the village and continues north-east to Capdenac-Gare. The D38 branches off the D86 and crosses the only bridge in the commune across the Lot to Saint-Pierre-Toirac. The D647 branches off the D86 just north of the village and goes south-east to Foissac. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Vernet-le-Bas in the north of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[3]

Geologically the commune is divided into two parts: first the Lot valley which consists of Toarcian marl and secondly the limestone plateau overlooking it.

The Ruisseau de Bournac flows from the north-east and the Ruisseau de Fréjéroque flows from the east both joining in the commune and flowing into the Lot.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[3]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToName
18401848Joseph Daube
18481860Pierre Trenty
18601868Jean Louis Obscur
18681904Félix Vernet
20012008Claude Roques
20082026Yves Ville

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balaguiérois or Balaguiéroises in French.[5]

Sites and Monuments

The Romanesque Church of Vernet-le-Bas has a bell tower dating from the 12th century and has Romanesque capitals on three sides. Inside the church the Romanesque Altar (12th century) is still preserved in one of the side chapels. It is carved in sandstone decorations and presents interlacing. It is registered as an historical object.[8]

See also

Bibliography

  • Christian-Pierre Bedel (preface Jacques Dournes), Capdenac Los Aures Asprièras, Balaguier, Bolhac, Causse-e-Diege Foissac, Naussac, Salas, Sonnac / Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton de Capdenac, Rodez, Mission departmental culture, coll. "Al Canton", 1996, ill., cov. ill., 28 cm, 240 pp. ISBN 2-907279-23-8, ISSN 1151-8375, BNF No. FRBNF36688708 (in French)

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Google Maps
  4. ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ↑ Le nom des habitants du 12 - Aveyron, habitants.fr
  6. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Balaguier-d'Olt, EHESS (in French).
  7. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  8. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000015 Altar (in French)
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