Cransac-les-Thermes
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Cransac-les-Thermes (before 2025: Cransac,[3] French pronunciation: [kʁɑ̃sak]) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Cransac station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Figeac and Rodez.
Cransac-les-Thermes | |
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 The thermal baths | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cransac-les-Thermes | |
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| Coordinates: 44°31′33″N 2°17′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue |
| Canton | Enne et Alzou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Bernard Canac[1] |
Area 1 | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,482 |
| • Density | 214/km2 (555/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12083 /12110 |
| Elevation | 274–470 m (899–1,542 ft) (avg. 277 m or 909 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The town was a coal-mining centre until the mine closed in 1962.[4] Cransac has mineral springs, known in the middle ages. There are iron-mines in the neighbourhood. Hills to the north of the town contain disused coal-mines which have been on fire for centuries. About 8 kilometres (8,000 m) to the south is the fine Renaissance château of Bournazel, built for the most part by Jean de Buisson, baron of Bournazel, about 1545. The barony of Bournazel became a marquisate in 1624.[5]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2,356 | — |
| 1968 | 3,244 | +37.7% |
| 1975 | 2,870 | −11.5% |
| 1982 | 2,520 | −12.2% |
| 1990 | 2,180 | −13.5% |
| 1999 | 1,821 | −16.5% |
| 2008 | 1,681 | −7.7% |
