Livinhac-le-Haut
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Livinhac-le-Haut | |
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| Coordinates: 44°35′32″N 2°14′06″E / 44.5922°N 2.235°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue |
| Canton | Lot et Dourdou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roland Joffre[1] |
Area 1 | 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,102 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12130 /12300 |
| Elevation | 169–472 m (554–1,549 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Livinhac-le-Haut (from Latin Livinius, name of the Roman general who had a camp in (ac) the area) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,410 | — |
| 1968 | 1,423 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1,384 | −2.7% |
| 1982 | 1,320 | −4.6% |
| 1990 | 1,179 | −10.7% |
| 1999 | 1,126 | −4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,071 | −4.9% |
Personalities
Livinhac-Le-Haut is the birthplace of several great thinkers and philosophers:
- Pierre Laromiguiere (1756–1837) was amongst other things a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Science.
- Prosper Alfaric (1876–1955) started as a priest then left the church. He taught history of religions at Strasbourg University and was a member of the Union rationaliste.
- Camille Couderc (1860–1933) archivist at la Bibliothèque Nationale, professor of bibliographie ecole des Chartes, president of the Societe des lettres, Science et Art de l'Aveyron.
