Arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue explained

Type:	arr
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Insee:	123
Nbcomm:	96
Prefecture:	n
Seat:	Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Area:	2123.7

The arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue is an arrondissement of France in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region. It has 96 communes. Its population is 88,171 (2016), and its area is 2123.7km2.^[1]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Les Albres (12003)
2. Almont-les-Junies (12004)
3. Ambeyrac (12007)
4. Anglars-Saint-Félix (12008)
5. Asprières (12012)
6. Aubin (12013)
7. Auzits (12016)
8. Balaguier-d'Olt (12018)
9. Baraqueville (12056)
10. Le Bas-Ségala (12021)
11. Belcastel (12024)
12. Boisse-Penchot (12028)
13. Bor-et-Bar (12029)
14. Bouillac (12030)
15. Bournazel (12031)
16. Boussac (12032)
17. Brandonnet (12034)
18. Cabanès (12041)
19. Calmont (12043)
20. Camboulazet (12045)
21. Camjac (12046)
22. Capdenac-Gare (12052)
23. La Capelle-Balaguier (12053)
24. La Capelle-Bleys (12054)
25. Cassagnes-Bégonhès (12057)
26. Castanet (12059)
27. Castelmary (12060)
28. Causse-et-Diège (12257)
29. Centrès (12065)
30. Colombiès (12068)
31. Compolibat (12071)
32. Cransac (12083)
33. Crespin (12085)
34. Decazeville (12089)
35. Drulhe (12091)
36. Escandolières (12095)
37. Firmi (12100)
38. Flagnac (12101)
39. Foissac (12104)
40. La Fouillade (12105)
41. Galgan (12108)
42. Goutrens (12111)
43. Gramond (12113)
44. Lanuéjouls (12121)
45. Lescure-Jaoul (12128)
46. Livinhac-le-Haut (12130)
47. Lugan (12134)
48. Lunac (12135)
49. Maleville (12136)
50. Manhac (12137)
51. Martiel (12140)
52. Mayran (12142)
53. Meljac (12144)
54. Montbazens (12148)
55. Monteils (12150)
56. Montsalès (12158)
57. Morlhon-le-Haut (12159)
58. Moyrazès (12162)
59. Najac (12167)
60. Naucelle (12169)
61. Naussac (12170)
62. Ols-et-Rinhodes (12175)
63. Peyrusse-le-Roc (12181)
64. Pradinas (12189)
65. Prévinquières (12190)
66. Privezac (12191)
67. Quins (12194)
68. Rieupeyroux (12198)
69. Rignac (12199)
70. La Rouquette (12205)
71. Roussennac (12206)
72. Saint-André-de-Najac (12210)
73. Sainte-Croix (12217)
74. Sainte-Juliette-sur-Viaur (12234)
75. Saint-Igest (12227)
76. Saint-Just-sur-Viaur (12235)
77. Saint-Parthem (12240)
78. Saint-Rémy (12242)
79. Saint-Santin (12246)
80. Salles-Courbatiès (12252)
81. Salvagnac-Cajarc (12256)
82. La Salvetat-Peyralès (12258)
83. Sanvensa (12259)
84. Saujac (12261)
85. Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (12262)
86. Savignac (12263)
87. Sonnac (12272)
88. Tauriac-de-Naucelle (12276)
89. Tayrac (12278)
90. Toulonjac (12281)
91. Vailhourles (12287)
92. Valzergues (12289)
93. Vaureilles (12290)
94. Villefranche-de-Rouergue (12300)
95. Villeneuve (12301)
96. Viviez (12305)

History

The arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue was created in 1800.^[3] At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Aveyron, it gained 34 communes from the arrondissement of Rodez.^[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue were, as of January 2015:^[5]

1. Aubin
2. Capdenac-Gare
3. Decazeville
4. Montbazens
5. Najac
6. Rieupeyroux
7. Villefranche-de-Rouergue
8. Villeneuve

References

44.35°N 2.05°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-09-27. INSEE.
2. Web site: Arrondissement de Villefranche-de-Rouergue (123). 2019-09-27. INSEE.
3. http://splaf.free.fr/12his.html Historique de l'Aveyron
4. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016, p. 27. 2019-10-08.
5. Web site: Populations légales 2012: 12 Aveyron. December 2014. INSEE.