Belvezet

Belvezet (French pronunciation: [bɛlvəzɛ]; Occitan: Bèlveser) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mont Lozère et Goulet.^[2]

Belvezet
Part of Mont Lozère et Goulet
A view of the plateau of Aubrac, in Belvezet
Coat of arms
Location of Belvezet
Belvezet Show map of France Belvezet Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°33′52″N 3°44′46″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lozère
Arrondissement	Mende
Canton	Grandrieu
Commune	Mont Lozère et Goulet
Area 1	12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	85
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	48170
Elevation	1,156–1,497 m (3,793–4,911 ft) (avg. 1,197 m or 3,927 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Chassezac.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 300 —     1800 300 +0.0% 1806 392 +30.7% 1821 452 +15.3% 1831 308 −31.9% 1836 240 −22.1% 1841 262 +9.2% 1846 222 −15.3% 1851 248 +11.7% 1856 208 −16.1% 1861 235 +13.0% 1866 208 −11.5% 1872 230 +10.6% 1876 243 +5.7% 1881 301 +23.9% 1886 302 +0.3% 1891 305 +1.0% 1896 287 −5.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 269 −6.3% 1906 259 −3.7% 1911 263 +1.5% 1921 237 −9.9% 1926 219 −7.6% 1931 225 +2.7% 1936 203 −9.8% 1946 202 −0.5% 1954 154 −23.8% 1962 133 −13.6% 1968 127 −4.5% 1975 106 −16.5% 1982 90 −15.1% 1990 79 −12.2% 1999 81 +2.5% 2006 90 +11.1% 2009 91 +1.1% 2019 81 −11.0%

See also

• Communes of the Lozère department