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

Camarès
A general view of Camarès
A general view of Camarès
Coat of arms of Camarès
Location of Camarès
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Camarès is located in France
Camarès
Camarès
Camarès is located in Occitanie
Camarès
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
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41.86 km2 (16.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,025
 • Density24/km2 (63/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.

Geography

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.