| Anglars-Saint-Félix | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Villefranche-de-Rouergue |
| Canton: | Enne et Alzou |
| Insee: | 12008 |
| Postal Code: | 12390 |
| Mayor: | Dominique Rouquette[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Pays Rignacois |
| Coordinates: | 44.4242°N 2.2192°W |
| Elevation M: | 400 |
| Elevation Min M: | 446 |
| Elevation Max M: | 615 |
| Area Km2: | 22.22 |
Anglars-Saint-Félix (Languedocien: Anglars de Rinhac) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
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:
The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.[2]
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.[2]
List of Successive Mayors[3]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1791 | 1793 | Antoine Lacout | |||
| 1793 | 1796 | Jean Couffin | |||
| 1796 | 1803 | Jean-Pierre Vernhes | |||
| 1803 | 1812 | Jean Bricard | |||
| 1812 | 1816 | Jean Viguié | |||
| 1816 | 1830 | Jean Couffin | |||
| 1830 | 1838 | Jean Viguié | |||
| 1838 | 1860 | Augustin de Colonge | |||
| 1860 | 1869 | Amans Thibon | |||
| 1869 | 1869 | Henri Davet | Acting Assistant | ||
| 1869 | 1869 | Barthélémy Viguié | |||
| 1869 | 1876 | Pierre Rey | |||
| 1876 | 1876 | Hippolyte Maurel | |||
| 1876 | 1878 | Hippolyte Couffin | |||
| 1878 | 1883 | Barthélémy Viguié | |||
| 1883 | 1884 | Barthélémy Marty | Acting 1st Adviser | ||
| 1884 | 1888 | Antoine Ginestat | |||
| 1888 | 1892 | Joseph Couffin | |||
| 1892 | 1929 | Jean Aussibal |
| 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 | ||
| 2005 | 2026 | Dominique Rouquette |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anglélixois or Anglélixoises in French.[4]
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.