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Arques, Aveyron

Arques
A general view of Arques
A general view of Arques
Location of Arques
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Arques is located in France
Arques
Arques
Arques is located in Occitanie
Arques
Arques
Coordinates: 44°19′05″N 2°48′05″E / 44.3181°N 2.8014°E / 44.3181; 2.8014
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementMillau
CantonRaspes et Lévezou
IntercommunalityPays de Salars
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Delphine Allié[1]
Area
1
11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
161
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12010 /12290
Elevation714–947 m (2,343–3,107 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.

Arques (French pronunciation: [aʁk] ; Occitan: Arcas) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Geography

Arques is located some 16 km east by south-east of Rodez and 6 km south of Laissac. Access to the commune is by road D29 from Agen-d'Aveyron in the north-west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south-east to Ségur. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Mazet in the eastern arm of the commune and Moulin Fabre and Recoules south of the village. Except for two forests in the north the commune is entirely farmland.[3]

The Ruisseau des Gardies rises in the north of the commune and flows south through the village joining the Viaur south of the village. The Ruisseau de Clauverhes rises in the north-east of the commune and flows south-east to join the Viaur south of the village. The Viaur river flows from the south-west through the southern part of the commune and forming part of the southern border before continuing west to the Barrage of Pont-de-Salars then continuing west to eventually join the Aveyron river at Saint-Martin-Laguépie.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Toponymy

The word Arques derives from the Latin arx meaning "fortress".

History

The lordship of Arques extended over the Palanges mountains and included the current commune of the same name plus two enclaves currently in the communes of Segur and Vézins-de-Lévézou. Arques is mentioned in a donation to the Abbey of Conques in 1079. It was later attached to the Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu. It was a dependency of the Lordship of Montrozier, under the Count of Rodez, then of the king.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1935
From To Name Party Position
1792 1793 Jean Clusel
1793 1796 Laurens Carrie
1796 1800 François Routaboul
1800 1805 Jean-Louis Fabre
1805 1836 Jean Clusel
1836 1837 Firmin Carrie
1837 1847 Jean Victor Clusel
1847 1848 Pierre François Gineste
1848 1870 Basile Gineste
1870 1876 Louis Poujade
1876 1892 Henri Marican
1892 1900 Casimir Fabre
1900 1904 Henri Marican
1904 1916 Basile Gineste
1916 1919 Joseph Amans
1919 1935 Marty Bru
The Town Hall
Mayors from 1935
From To Name Party
1935 1965 Joseph Amans
1965 1976 Albert Gineste
1976 1977 Guy Gineste
1977 2022 Bernard Andrieu UMP then LR
2023 2026 Delphine Allié[1]

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arcasois or Arcasoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 166—    
1975 147−1.72%
1982 121−2.74%
1990 136+1.47%
1999 123−1.11%
2007 128+0.50%
2012 120−1.28%
2017 135+2.38%
Source: INSEE[6]
Arques War Memorial

Distribution of Age Groups

The table below compares the gender and age of the population with that of the department of Aveyron in the year 2017.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Arques and Aveyron Department in 2017

Arques Aveyron
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 23 19 16.1 14.7
15 to 29 Years 13 10 14.6 12.3
30 to 44 Years 24 24 16.6 15.9
45 to 59 Years 15 16 21.3 20.5
60 to 74 Years 21 21 20.1 20.1
75 to 89 Years 4 9 10.2 13.8
90 Years+ 1 1 1.1 2.7

Source: INSEE[6][7]

Sites and Monuments

The Church Tower with the Bronze Bell
  • A Parish Church from the 16th century, a Bell-gable, and an altarpiece from the 17th century - gilded in the 18th century. A Bronze Bell (1755) is registered as a historical monument.[8]
  • The Rives Viaur, a hilly site at the end of Lake Pont-de-Salars.

See also

Bibliography

  • Christian-Pierre Bedel (preface, Alain Pichon), Lo Pònt : Agenh, Arcas, Canet, Flavinh, Pradas, Tremolhas, Lo Vibal / Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton del Pònt, Rodez, Departmental Mission for culture, coll. "Al Canton", 1995, ill., cover ill.; 28 cm, 239 p. (ISBN 978-2-907279-20-8, ISSN 1151-8375, Notice BnF No. FRBNF36688567g) (Occitan/French)

References