Arvieu

Arvieu
Commune
The Lake of Pareloup
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Coordinates: 44°11′29″N 2°39′43″E / 44.1914°N 2.6619°E / 44.1914; 2.6619Coordinates: 44°11′29″N 2°39′43″E / 44.1914°N 2.6619°E / 44.1914; 2.6619
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Millau
Canton	Monts du Réquistanais
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Lacan[1]
Area 1	46.91 km2 (18.11 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	782
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12011 /12120
Elevation	606–929 m (1,988–3,048 ft) (avg. 730 m or 2,400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arvieu (Occitan: Arviu) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arvieunois or Arvieunoises.^[3]

Geography[]

Arvieu is located some 23 km south by south-east of Rodez and 7 km north of Alrance. Access to the commune is by the D56 road from Pont-de-Salars in the north-east passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to Durenque. The D82 branches off the D56 north of the village and goes north to Flavin. The D577 branches off the D56 in the south of the commune and goes west to Salmiech. The commune is entirely farmland except for some small patches of forest.^[4]

The eastern border of the commune is the Lac de Pareloup. The Céor river rises in the east of the commune and flows west through the village then south forming part of the western border before continuing west to join the Viaur at Saint-Just-sur-Viaur. The Ruisseau de Glauzeilles rises in the north of the commune flowing west then south-west, forming the north-eastern border of the commune, to join the Céor. The Ruisseau de Calieres rises in the east of the commune and flows north to join the Vioulou just north of the commune.^[4]

Places and hamlets[]

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Neighbouring communes and villages[]

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History[]

• There are traces of the Gallo-Romans
• In the 16th century the village was besieged
• In the 18th century the Vigouroux family of Rodez bought the Lordship
• The Arvieu Affair: The village was attacked by a band of counter-revolutionaries from the former Army of Charrié who hid in the Palanges Forest. The house of Citizen Bonnefous, the leading citizen of the commune, was pillaged. Many people were accused of supporting the attackers who were from the de Barrau family of Carcenac-Salmiech.^[6]
• The ramparts were destroyed in the 19th century.

Heraldry[]

Blazon: Party per bend sinister, at 1 Azure with a Cross of Malta of Or; at 2 Gules, a lion Argent.

Administration[]

List of Successive Mayors^[7]

Mayors from 1941

From	To	Name
1941	1945	Victor Boudes
1945	1950	Justin Mai
1950	1965	Ernest Thubieres
1965	1983	Raymond Almes
1983	1995	Léonce Terral
1995	2008	Raymond Vaysettes
2008	2014	Claudine Bru
2014	2020	Gilles Bounhol
2020	2026	Guy Lacan

Population[]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	865	—
2007	863	−0.2%
2008	861	−0.2%
2009	861	+0.0%
2010	865	+0.5%
2011	842	−2.7%
2012	820	−2.6%
2013	797	−2.8%
2014	787	−1.3%
2015	787	+0.0%
2016	785	−0.3%

Culture and heritage[]

Civil heritage[]

• A Feudal Château Sainte-Famille (a former convent).
• The Château of Saint-Louis (now the Town Hall).
• The Château of Montfranc (Arvieu, private property).
• A Pond, Mill, and Lavoir (Public laundry) at Arvieu.

Religious heritage[]

• The Church of Notre-Dame d'Aures (12th centuries) is registered as an historical monument.^[8] The church contains a Statue of Saint Foy (15th century) which is registered as an historical object.^[9]
• The Parish Church of Saint-Amans at Arvieu had a Painting: The Assumption of the Virgin (disappeared) (1850) which is registered as an historical object.^[10]
• The Church of Saint-Saturnin or Saint-Sernin at Caplongue.
• The Church of Saint-Martin at Faux.
• The Chapel of Saint-André at Clauzelles.

Notable people linked to the commune[]

• Jean Dupin, (1936-), former senior Post Office official, wrote seven novels set in Lévézou, originally from Arvieu village.
• Joël Serin, former secretary in the Town Hall.
• Henri Grimal, born in Arvieu in 1910, academic and historian.

See also[]

• Communes of the Aveyron department

Bibliography[]

• Christian-Pierre Bedel, preface by Bernard Destours, Cassanhas: Arviu, Auriac, Caumont, La Grand'Vila, Saumièg, Senta-Jaleda or Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton de Cassanhas, Rodez, Mission départementale de la culture, 1996, Al canton collection, 240 pages, ill., couv. ill., 28 cm, ISBN 2-907279-30-0, ISSN 1151-8375, BnF 366930046 (in French)/(Occitan)

References[]

External links[]

• Arvieu official website (in French)
• Arvieu tourism website (in French)
• Arvieu on the National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Arvieu on Lion1906
• Arvieu on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Arvieu on the 1750 Cassini Map

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