Espalion

Espalion (French pronunciation: [ɛspaljɔ̃]; Occitan: Espaliu) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Espalion
Commune
Pont-Vieux
Coat of arms
Location of Espalion
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Coordinates: 44°31′14″N 2°45′41″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Rodez
Canton	Lot et Truyère
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Picard[1]
Area 1	36.60 km2 (14.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,607
• Density	125.9/km2 (326.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12096 /12500
Elevation	338–420 m (1,109–1,378 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,881	—
1975	4,422	+1.88%
1982	4,733	+0.98%
1990	4,614	−0.32%
1999	4,360	−0.63%
2007	4,549	+0.53%
2012	4,291	−1.16%
2017	4,516	+1.03%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• Château de Calmont d'Olt
• The Pont-Vieux (Old Bridge) is part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
• Church of Perse, in Romanesque style, with some Gothic chapels added in 1471.
• Church of St. John the Baptist, built from 1472

Row of houses

International relations

Espalion is twinned with:

• Tauste, Spain

See also

• List of medieval bridges in France
• Communes of the Aveyron department