Arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue

The arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue is an arrondissement of France in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region. It has 96 communes.[1] Its population is 88,171 (2016), and its area is 2,123.7 km2 (820.0 sq mi).[2]

Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAveyron
No. of communes96
SubprefectureVillefranche-de-Rouergue
Area
 • Total2,123.7 km2 (820.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total88,171
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE code123

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, and their INSEE codes, are:[1]

  1. Les Albres (12003)
  2. Almont-les-Junies (12004)
  3. Ambeyrac (12007)
  4. Anglars-Saint-Félix (12008)
  5. Asprières (12012)
  6. Aubin (12013)
  7. Auzits (12016)
  8. Balaguier-d'Olt (12018)
  9. Baraqueville (12056)
  10. Le Bas-Ségala (12021)
  11. Belcastel (12024)
  12. Boisse-Penchot (12028)
  13. Bor-et-Bar (12029)
  14. Bouillac (12030)
  15. Bournazel (12031)
  16. Boussac (12032)
  17. Brandonnet (12034)
  18. Cabanès (12041)
  19. Calmont (12043)
  20. Camboulazet (12045)
  21. Camjac (12046)
  22. Capdenac-Gare (12052)
  23. La Capelle-Balaguier (12053)
  24. La Capelle-Bleys (12054)
  25. Cassagnes-Bégonhès (12057)
  26. Castanet (12059)
  27. Castelmary (12060)
  28. Causse-et-Diège (12257)
  29. Centrès (12065)
  30. Colombiès (12068)
  31. Compolibat (12071)
  32. Cransac (12083)
  33. Crespin (12085)
  34. Decazeville (12089)
  35. Drulhe (12091)
  36. Escandolières (12095)
  37. Firmi (12100)
  38. Flagnac (12101)
  39. Foissac (12104)
  40. La Fouillade (12105)
  41. Galgan (12108)
  42. Goutrens (12111)
  43. Gramond (12113)
  44. Lanuéjouls (12121)
  45. Lescure-Jaoul (12128)
  46. Livinhac-le-Haut (12130)
  47. Lugan (12134)
  48. Lunac (12135)
  49. Maleville (12136)
  50. Manhac (12137)
  51. Martiel (12140)
  52. Mayran (12142)
  53. Meljac (12144)
  54. Montbazens (12148)
  55. Monteils (12150)
  56. Montsalès (12158)
  57. Morlhon-le-Haut (12159)
  58. Moyrazès (12162)
  59. Najac (12167)
  60. Naucelle (12169)
  61. Naussac (12170)
  62. Ols-et-Rinhodes (12175)
  63. Peyrusse-le-Roc (12181)
  64. Pradinas (12189)
  65. Prévinquières (12190)
  66. Privezac (12191)
  67. Quins (12194)
  68. Rieupeyroux (12198)
  69. Rignac (12199)
  70. La Rouquette (12205)
  71. Roussennac (12206)
  72. Saint-André-de-Najac (12210)
  73. Sainte-Croix (12217)
  74. Sainte-Juliette-sur-Viaur (12234)
  75. Saint-Igest (12227)
  76. Saint-Just-sur-Viaur (12235)
  77. Saint-Parthem (12240)
  78. Saint-Rémy (12242)
  79. Saint-Santin (12246)
  80. Salles-Courbatiès (12252)
  81. Salvagnac-Cajarc (12256)
  82. La Salvetat-Peyralès (12258)
  83. Sanvensa (12259)
  84. Saujac (12261)
  85. Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (12262)
  86. Savignac (12263)
  87. Sonnac (12272)
  88. Tauriac-de-Naucelle (12276)
  89. Tayrac (12278)
  90. Toulonjac (12281)
  91. Vailhourles (12287)
  92. Valzergues (12289)
  93. Vaureilles (12290)
  94. Villefranche-de-Rouergue (12300)
  95. Villeneuve (12301)
  96. Viviez (12305)

History

The arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue was created in 1800.[3] At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Aveyron, it gained 34 communes from the arrondissement of Rodez.[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Aubin
  2. Capdenac-Gare
  3. Decazeville
  4. Montbazens
  5. Najac
  6. Rieupeyroux
  7. Villefranche-de-Rouergue
  8. Villeneuve

References
  1. "Arrondissement de Villefranche-de-Rouergue (123)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. Historique de l'Aveyron
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016, p. 27" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  5. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-08.

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