Sauveterre-de-Rouergue

Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (French pronunciation: [sovtɛʁ ʁwɛʁɡ], literally Sauveterre of Rouergue; Occitan: Sauvatèrra, before 1962: Sauveterre)[3] is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France).

Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
The main square in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
The main square in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
Coat of arms of Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
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Location of Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue is located in France
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue is located in Occitanie
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
Coordinates: 44°13′18″N 2°19′07″E / 44.2217°N 2.3186°E / 44.2217; 2.3186
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementVillefranche-de-Rouergue
CantonCeor-Ségala
Government
  Mayor (20202026) René Mouysset[1]
Area
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23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
709
  Density30.3/km2 (78.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12262 /12800
Elevation333–682 m (1,093–2,238 ft)
(avg. 466 m or 1,529 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 964    
1975 891−1.12%
1982 793−1.65%
1990 888+1.42%
1999 832−0.72%
2007 803−0.44%
2012 793−0.25%
2017 777−0.41%
2023 709−1.51%
Source: INSEE[4]

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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Décret du 3 avril 1962 portant changement de noms de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0085, 8 April 1962, p. 3677.
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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