Anglars-Saint-Félix

Anglars-Saint-Félix (Languedocien: Anglars de Rinhac) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Anglars-Saint-Félix
Commune
A street in Anglars-Saint-Félix
A street in Anglars-Saint-Félix
Location of Anglars-Saint-Félix
Anglars-Saint-Félix is located in France
Anglars-Saint-Félix
Anglars-Saint-Félix
Anglars-Saint-Félix is located in Occitanie
Anglars-Saint-Félix
Anglars-Saint-Félix
Coordinates: 44°25′27″N 2°13′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementVillefranche-de-Rouergue
CantonEnne et Alzou
IntercommunalityPays Rignacois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Rouquette[1]
Area
1
22.22 km2 (8.58 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
918
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12008 /12390
Elevation446–615 m (1,463–2,018 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 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 Anglélixois or Anglélixoises[3]

Geography

Anglars-Saint-Félix is located some 20 km north-east of Villefranche-de-Rouergue and 30 km west by north-west of Rodez. It can be accessed by road D1 from Lanuéjouls to the village which then continues to the eastern border of the commune where it changes to the D994 and continues east to Rodez. There is also the D61 road from Prévinquières in the south to the village then continuing north to join the D994 west of Roussennac. The D156 also goes from the village to Privezac in the west. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of:

  • Anglares
  • Aubignac
  • La Bezonie
  • La Bonnaurie
  • Le Bruel
  • La Carreyrie
  • Lespeliguie
  • Linrezie
  • La Remise
  • Revel
  • Saint-Felix
  • Segala
  • Le Tronc

The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.[4]

The commune is traversed by the Alzou river through the centre from east to west. Many tributaries join the Alzou including the Ruisseau de la Besade from the north, the Ruisseau de Filloise and the Ruisseau de Carbonnieres from the south.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors[5]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1929
FromToNamePartyPosition
17911793Antoine Lacout
17931796Jean Couffin
17961803Jean-Pierre Vernhes
18031812Jean Bricard
18121816Jean Viguié
18161830Jean Couffin
18301838Jean Viguié
18381860Augustin de Colonge
18601869Amans Thibon
18691869Henri DavetActing Assistant
18691869Barthélémy Viguié
18691876Pierre Rey
18761876Hippolyte Maurel
18761878Hippolyte Couffin
18781883Barthélémy Viguié
18831884Barthélémy MartyActing 1st Adviser
18841888Antoine Ginestat
18881892Joseph Couffin
18921929Jean Aussibal
The Town Hall
Mayors from 1929
FromToNameParty
19291953Henri Couffin
19531964Marcel Costes
19641965Maurice Bourdy
19651977Joseph Bastide
19771994Jean Pomier
19952005Raymond BastideDVD
20052026Dominique RouquetteDVD then UDI

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 701—    
1975 655−0.96%
1982 620−0.78%
1990 579−0.85%
1999 562−0.33%
2007 599+0.80%
2012 754+4.71%
2017 820+1.69%
Source: INSEE[6]
A Wayside Cross in Anglars-Saint-Félix

Sites and Monuments
  • The Church of Saint Clair has three items that are registered as historical objects:

Cultural events and festivities

The village fair is held on the first Sunday of June.

For 23 years, as part of its votive festival, the village of Anglars has transformed into a living museum. 250 extras dress at this time for an afternoon to reenact life a century ago. There is also the revival of old crafts, scenes of life, typical characters in the life of a village, teams of oxen, horses, baking bread etc. To see this reconstruction viewers move through the village from scene to scene and at any time can become actors. Admission is free.

In 2013 about 7,000 people came to the festival with 5,000 on the Sunday. Each time of year had its activities: haymaking and threshing in summer; cider, chestnuts and corn in the autumn; in the evening: frittons and hemp work in winter, sheep shearing and Palm Sunday blessings in spring. Fifty skits depict these events and also old trades and essential works that are made every year. The musical program is varied throughout the weekend: traditional dancing and a concert with Brick a drac (Festive Occitan) on Friday, banda and dancing with the band Utopia (variety rock) on Saturday, and Escloupeto (folk group) accordion orchestra with David Firmin and a recital by Andre Roques (the author of "My Aveyron") with their singer on Sunday. All concerts are free including the show on Sunday.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Inhabitants of Aveyron (in French)
  4. Google Maps
  5. List of Mayors of France
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000712 Baptismal font (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000711 Stoup (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000710 Cabinet for the baptismal font (in French)
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