Almont-les-Junies
Almont-les-Junies (French pronunciation: [almɔ̃ le ʒyni]; Occitan: Las Juniás) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
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 The church in Almont-les-Junies | |
Location of Almont-les-Junies | |
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| Coordinates: 44°35′49″N 2°17′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue |
| Canton | Lot et Dourdou |
| Intercommunality | Decazeville Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Cavaignac[1] |
| Area 1 | 23.75 km2 (9.17 sq mi) |
| Population | 441 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12004 /12300 |
| Elevation | 180–556 m (591–1,824 ft) (avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Junhalmontois or Junhalmontoises[3]
Geography
Almont-les-Junies is located some 20 km east of Figeac and 40 km north-east of Rodez. The commune can be accessed by road D508 which runs east from Flagnac through the commune and changes to road D606 before exiting east and forming the south-eastern border as it runs south-east to Noailhac. The D183 road also runs through the south of the commune running west to east. The village can be reached by a number of country roads which cover most of the commune. The most direct perhaps is the Graville-et-Courbies road which runs south from the D508.[4]
The commune contains both large areas of farmland as well as mountain slopes with forests.
There are many streams in the commune - the southern border is marked by the Rousseau de Limou which flows into the Lot river just west of the commune. The Lot river itself also forms the northern border of the commune and all of the many streams flow into this river.
There are a number of hamlets and villages in the commune. These are:
- Aumont
- Ginouilhac
- La Mole Haute
- La Plane
- Laval
- Le Fau
- Les Clementies
- L'Hom
- Mazac
- Sainte Catherine
Neighbouring communes and villages
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History
On 1 April 1993, the town of Almon-les-Junies was renamed Almont-les-Junies with a "t" to be closer to the Latin root of Almontis. Road signs in the area remained unchanged for some years.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Almont-les-Junies[5]
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 1876 | Adolphe Centres | |
| 1876 | 1881 | Benjamin Rols | |
| 1881 | 1888 | Grégoire Romiguiere | |
| 1888 | 1892 | Germain Griffouliere | |
| 1892 | 1912 | Charles Centres | |
| 1912 | 1919 | Philippe Dalmon | |
| 1919 | 1925 | Charles Centres | |
| 1925 | 1944 | Firmin Cerles | |
| 1944 | 1945 | Justin Romiguiere | |
| 1945 | 1971 | Jean-Marie Centres | |
| 1971 | 2001 | Gabriel Romiguiere | |
| 2001 | 2020 | Patrick Grialou | DVD |
| 2020 | 2026 | Bruno Cavaignac |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 565 | — |
| 1975 | 541 | −0.62% |
| 1982 | 518 | −0.62% |
| 1990 | 472 | −1.16% |
| 1999 | 425 | −1.16% |
| 2007 | 489 | +1.77% |
| 2012 | 482 | −0.29% |
| 2017 | 464 | −0.76% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Inhabitants of Aveyron (in French)
- Google Maps
- List of Mayors of France (in French)
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Almont-les-Junies on the old IGN website (in French)
- Almont-les-Junies on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aumont on the 1750 Cassini Map
