Balaguier-d'Olt
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Balaguier-d'Olt | |
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| Coordinates: 44°31′29″N 1°58′23″E / 44.5247°N 1.9731°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue |
| Canton | Lot et Montbazinois |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Ville[1] |
Area 1 | 10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 179 |
| • Density | 16.5/km2 (42.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12018 /12260 |
| Elevation | 152–378 m (499–1,240 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Balaguier-d'Olt (French pronunciation: [balaɡje dɔlt], literally Balaguier of Olt; Occitan: Balaguièr d'Òlt) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Balaguier-d'Olt is located some 12 km south-west of Figeac just east of Ambeyrac. The whole north-western border of the commune is the Lot river which is also the departmental boundary between Aveyron and Lot. Access to the commune is by the D86 road from Ambeyrac which follows the river through the village and continues north-east to Capdenac-Gare. The D38 branches off the D86 and crosses the only bridge in the commune across the Lot to Saint-Pierre-Toirac. The D647 branches off the D86 just north of the village and goes south-east to Foissac. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Vernet-le-Bas in the north of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[3]
Geologically the commune is divided into two parts: first the Lot valley which consists of Toarcian marl and secondly the limestone plateau overlooking it.
The Ruisseau de Bournac flows from the north-east and the Ruisseau de Fréjéroque flows from the east both joining in the commune and flowing into the Lot.[3]
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Administration
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balaguiérois or Balaguiéroises in French.[5]
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