Auriac-Lagast

Auriac-Lagast is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Auriac-Lagast
Commune
The road into Auriac-Lagast
Location of Auriac-Lagast
Auriac-Lagast Show map of France Auriac-Lagast Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°08′50″N 2°34′52″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Millau
Canton	Monts du Réquistanais
Intercommunality	CC Réquistanais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Latieule[1]
Area 1	30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	229
• Density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12015 /12120
Elevation	574–930 m (1,883–3,051 ft) (avg. 680 m or 2,230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A street in Auriac-Lagast

Auriac-Lagast is located some 27 km south of Rodez and 35 km north by north-east of Carmaux. Access to the commune is by the D522 road from Cassagnes-Bégonhès in the north-west, which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Durenque. The D25 passes inside the eastern border of the commune as it goes from Salmiech to Villefranche-de-Panat. Apart from the village, there are the hamlets of:

• Belle Sagne,
• Belvezet,
• La Cailholie,
• Castanies,
• La Garde,
• Ginestous,
• La Malborie,
• Moncan,
• Saint-Leon,
• Le Roube,
• La Roque,
• Randan,
• Les Salettes,

The commune is almost entirely farmland with a few forests.^[3]

The Gladou river rises in the east of the commune and flows west, forming part of the western border as it then flows north to join the Céar south of Cassagnes-Bégonhès. The Hunargues and the Ruisseau des Gazelles also rise in the commune and flow west to join the Gladou in the commune. The Ruisseau du Lagast rises in the south-eastern corner of the commune and forms most of the eastern border as it flows north to join the Céor. The Ruisseau de Miège Sole crosses the eastern arm of the commune and forms part of the northern border of the arm before continuing north to join the Ruisseau du Lagast just north of the commune.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

Auriac-Lagast Community Hall

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name
1833	1837	Etienne Moudon
1837	1838	Adolphe Bonnefous
1838	1848	Hercule Bonnefous
1848	1853	Marie Henri Régis Bonnefous
1853	1865	Raymond Seguret
1865	1883	Henri Urbain Molnier
2001	2008	Yves Letieule
2008	2014	Jean Garrigues
2014	2026	Yves Latieule

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurigastois or Aurigastoises in French.^[5]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 422 —     1800 531 +3.34% 1836 533 +0.01% 1841 648 +3.98% 1846 571 −2.50% 1851 552 −0.67% 1856 527 −0.92% 1861 538 +0.41% 1866 585 +1.69% 1872 616 +0.86% 1876 583 −1.37% 1881 614 +1.04% 1886 600 −0.46% 1891 612 +0.40% 1896 620 +0.26% 1901 615 −0.16% 1906 617 +0.06%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1911 608 −0.29% 1921 584 −0.40% 1926 593 +0.31% 1931 636 +1.41% 1936 659 +0.71% 1946 652 −0.11% 1954 558 −1.93% 1962 524 −0.78% 1968 524 +0.00% 1975 425 −2.95% 1982 385 −1.40% 1990 315 −2.48% 1999 280 −1.30% 2007 262 −0.83% 2012 234 −2.24% 2017 229 −0.43%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Auriac-Lagast War Memorial

Distribution of Age Groups

Auriac-Lagast General View

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Auriac-Lagast and Aveyron Department in 2017

	Auriac-Lagast		Aveyron
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	15	17	16.1	14.7
15 to 29 Years	12	6	14.6	12.3
30 to 44 Years	15	14	16.6	15.9
45 to 59 Years	30	24	21.3	20.5
60 to 74 Years	16	18	20.1	20.1
75 to 89 Years	12	21	10.2	13.8
90 Years+	1	1	1.1	2.7

Source: INSEE^[7][8]

Sites and monuments

The Church of Saint-Léonard of Auriac

• The Parish Church of Saint-Léonard of Auriac: its steeple was struck by lightning and restored.
• Moncan (private area)
• The Chateau of Randan (private property - owned by the family of Raymond Bonnefous)

See also

• Communes of the Aveyron department

Bibliography

• Christian-Pierre Bedel, preface by Bernard Destours, Cassanhas, Arviu, Auriac, Caumont, La Grand'Vila, Saumièg, Senta-Jaleda / Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton de Cassanhas, Rodez, Mission départementale de la culture, 1996, Al canton collection, 240 pages, ill., cov. ill., 28 cm, ISBN 2-907279-30-0, ISSN 1151-8375, BnF 366930046 (in Occitan and French)