Coordinates: 43°49′24″N 2°52′49″E / 43.8233°N 2.8803°E / 43.8233; 2.8803

Camarès

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Camarès
A general view of Camarès
A general view of Camarès
Coordinates: 43°49′24″N 2°52′49″E / 43.8233°N 2.8803°E / 43.8233; 2.8803
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementMillau
CantonCausses-Rougiers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cyril Touzet[1]
Area
1
41.86 km2 (16.16 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12044 /12360
Elevation356–968 m (1,168–3,176 ft)
(avg. 383 m or 1,257 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Camarès (French pronunciation: [kamaʁɛs]; Occitan: Lo Pont de Camarés) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Geography

Situated 23 kilometres south of Saint-Affrique and 80 kilometres from Béziers, the commune is traversed by the Dourdou de Camarès and sits at the foot of the Monts de Lacaune. Its red soil, le rougier, is a schistose sandstone. It covers a rich substrate which was exploited for the first mines of copper and argentiferous lead during the Gallo-Roman era. The commune includes a thermal basin with springs that are no longer in use today: Prugnes les eaux, Andabre, Le Cayla et Sylvanès (eau thermale).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,288—    
19681,253−2.7%
19751,212−3.3%
19821,258+3.8%
19901,127−10.4%
19991,008−10.6%
2008975−3.3%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.