Peyrusse-le-Roc

Peyrusse-le-Roc (French pronunciation: [peʁys lə ʁɔk]; Occitan: Peirussa) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Peyrusse-le-Roc
Commune
The towers of Peyrusse-le-Roc
Coat of arms
Location of Peyrusse-le-Roc
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Coordinates: 44°29′48″N 2°08′29″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Canton	Lot et Montbazinois
Intercommunality	Plateau de Montbazens
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Forey[1]
Area 1	13.81 km2 (5.33 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	202
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12181 /12220
Elevation	233–496 m (764–1,627 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Château Inférieur is a ruined castle which was taken by the English in 1163 and occupied by Simon de Montfort.

The architectural heritage of the commune includes seven buildings protected under the historical monument act (France): the hospital of the English, registered in 1992, the covered market, registered in 1992, the Synagogue of Peyrusse-le-Roc, registered in 1992, the porte de la Barbacane (Barbican gate), listed in 1993, the Notre-Dame-de-Laval church, listed in 1995, the Château Inférieur, listed in 1995, and the château de La Caze (Peyrusse), registered in 2018.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	392	—
1968	392	+0.0%
1975	383	−2.3%
1982	374	−2.3%
1990	288	−23.0%
1999	229	−20.5%
2008	213	−7.0%

See also

• Communes of the Aveyron department