Brousse-le-Château
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Brousse-le-Château (French: [bʁus lə ʃɑto]; Occitan: Brossa lo Castèl) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Brousse-le-Château
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 The castle and church in Brousse-le-château | |
 Location of Brousse-le-Château | |
  Brousse-le-Château Location within France  Brousse-le-Château Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°59′54″N 2°37′33″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Millau |
| Canton | Raspes et Lévezou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Georget Damerval[1] |
Area 1 | 15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 164 |
| • Density | 10.6/km2 (27.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12038 /12480 |
| Elevation | 220–665 m (722–2,182 ft) (avg. 229 m or 751 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 268 | — |
| 1975 | 219 | −2.84% |
| 1982 | 225 | +0.39% |
| 1990 | 203 | −1.28% |
| 1999 | 163 | −2.41% |
| 2007 | 171 | +0.60% |
| 2012 | 151 | −2.46% |
| 2017 | 158 | +0.91% |
| 2023 | 164 | +0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
