Anglars-Saint-Félix

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Anglars-Saint-Félix
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
Coordinates: 44°25′27″N 2°13′09″E / 44.4242°N 2.2192°E / 44.4242; 2.2192Coordinates: 44°25′27″N 2°13′09″E / 44.4242°N 2.2192°E / 44.4242; 2.2192
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementVillefranche-de-Rouergue
CantonEnne et Alzou
Intercommunality
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Rouquette[1]
Area
1
22.22 km2 (8.58 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
853
 • Density38/km2 (99/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.

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

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[]

[4]

Administration[]

List of Successive Mayors[5]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1929
The Town Hall
Mayors from 1929
From To Name Party
1929 1953 Henri Couffin
1953 1964 Marcel Costes
1964 1965 Maurice Bourdy
1965 1977 Joseph Bastide
1977 1994 Jean Pomier
1995 2005 Raymond Bastide DVD
2005 2026 Dominique Rouquette DVD then UDI

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2005592—    
2006596+0.7%
2007599+0.5%
2008633+5.7%
2009671+6.0%
2010709+5.7%
2011721+1.7%
2012754+4.6%
2013768+1.9%
2014782+1.8%
2015796+1.8%
2016808+1.5%
A Wayside Cross in Anglars-Saint-Félix

Sites and Monuments[]

  • The Church of Saint Clair has three items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Baptismal font (17th century)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[6]
    • A Stoup (17th century)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[7]
    • A Cabinet for the baptismal font (17th century)Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg[8]

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 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Inhabitants of Aveyron (in French)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Google Maps
  5. ^ List of Mayors of France
  6. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000712 Baptismal font (in French)
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000711 Stoup (in French)Camera aabb.svg
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000710 Cabinet for the baptismal font (in French)Camera aabb.svg

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