Saint-Laurent-d'Olt

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Saint-Laurent-d'Olt
Commune
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Coordinates: 44°26′49″N 3°06′42″E / 44.4469°N 3.1117°E / 44.4469; 3.1117Coordinates: 44°26′49″N 3°06′42″E / 44.4469°N 3.1117°E / 44.4469; 3.1117
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Rodez
Canton	Tarn et Causses
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Vioulac[1]
Area 1	38.74 km2 (14.96 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	645
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12237 /12560
Elevation	448–1,033 m (1,470–3,389 ft) (avg. 545 m or 1,788 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-d'Olt is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Geography[]

Situated on the D988 departmental road, roughly equidistant between the towns of Millau, Rodez and Mende, and 3.5 km west of the A75 autoroute, Saint-Laurent-d'Olt is perched on a rocky ridge above the Lot River, at about 584 metres above sea level. The upper valley of the Lot divides the volcanic plateau of the Aubrac from the limestone plateaux of the Grands Causses.

In order to preserve the biodiversity of the area, the upper Lot valley between Espalion and Saint-Laurent-d'Olt is gazetted as part of the Natura 2000 network.

The commune is also part of the .

Institut Médico-Educatif (I.M.E.)[]

As well as providing services for the surrounding district, the village is home to an Institut Médico-Educatif, which is a residential school for children with intellectual handicaps, aged 6–20. The current roll is around 80 pupils. Founded in 1965, the Institut is the largest employer in the commune, employing 60 people.^[3]

Population[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Aveyron department

References[]

External links[]

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