Les Albres
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| Coordinates: 44°32′19″N 2°10′27″E / 44.5386°N 2.1742°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue |
| Canton | Lot et Montbazinois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Jonquières[1] |
Area 1 | 15.22 km2 (5.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 346 |
| • Density | 22.7/km2 (58.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12003 /12220 |
| Elevation | 223–541 m (732–1,775 ft) (avg. 495 m or 1,624 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Albres (French pronunciation: [le.z‿albʁ]) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Les Albres is located some 15 km south-east of Figeac and 5 km west of Decazeville. It can be accessed on the D994 road from Asprières in the west, passing through the village and continuing south-east to Montbazens. There is also the D144 small and winding road from Bouillac in the north and the D22 road branching from the D5 in the east and coming to the village via a tortuous route. The commune is mostly farmland with about 30% of the area forested. There are several hamlets other than the village. These are:
- Bor
- Brayes
- Gabriac
- La Bastidie
- La Revelie
- Les Hens
- Les Parras
- Malaret
Numerous streams rise in the commune and mostly flow south-east. The Ruisseau de l'Estang forms the western border of the commune but most of the other streams are unnamed. There are a number of small lakes and ponds scattered through the commune[3]
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1878 | 1882 | Léon Piales |
| 1882 | 1904 | Jean-Louis Boisse |
| 1904 | 1929 | Justin Boisse |
| 1929 | 1945 | André Alleguede |
| 1945 | 1971 | Georges Combres |
| 1971 | 1977 | Jean-Marie Bousquet |
| 1977 | 1995 | Claude Molieres |
| 1995 | 2026 | Bernard Jonquières |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albrégeois or Albrégeoises in French.[5] The commune existed in 1793 but in 1834 joined the commune of Asprières together with Vernet-le-Haut. In 1877 however it was separated again. In 1974 it joined the commune of Viviez but again in 1978 it separated.[6]
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