Montpeyroux, Aveyron

Montpeyroux (in Occitan: Mont Peirós)is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Residents of the commune are referred to as Montpeirosiens.

Montpeyroux
Commune
The Château of Bousquet
Location of Montpeyroux
Montpeyroux Montpeyroux
Coordinates: 44°38′33″N 2°49′32″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Rodez
Canton	Aubrac et Carladez
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Cestrieres
Area ^1	61.71 km^2 (23.83 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	541
• Density	8.8/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12156 /12210
Elevation	510–1,023 m (1,673–3,356 ft) (avg. 967 m or 3,173 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In 1790–1794, the commune absorbed Seignour Delcros, Engalenc and Esparou; in 1832, it absorbed Le Bousquet, Brionnès and Crozillac.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,731 —     1800 1,705 −1.5% 1806 1,970 +15.5% 1821 2,037 +3.4% 1831 2,032 −0.2% 1836 2,098 +3.2% 1841 1,943 −7.4% 1846 1,900 −2.2% 1851 1,834 −3.5% 1856 1,774 −3.3% 1861 1,772 −0.1% 1866 1,680 −5.2% 1872 1,785 +6.2% 1876 1,716 −3.9% 1881 1,731 +0.9% 1886 1,649 −4.7% 1891 1,466 −11.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,526 +4.1% 1901 1,405 −7.9% 1906 1,382 −1.6% 1911 1,257 −9.0% 1921 1,135 −9.7% 1926 1,100 −3.1% 1931 1,062 −3.5% 1936 1,035 −2.5% 1946 1,031 −0.4% 1954 925 −10.3% 1962 806 −12.9% 1968 787 −2.4% 1975 670 −14.9% 1982 610 −9.0% 1990 578 −5.2% 1999 551 −4.7% 2008 568 +3.1%

See also

• Communes of the Aveyron department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.