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Belcastel is a commune in France, situated in the Aveyron department within the Occitanie region. It lies in the canton of Rignac and the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, though it has also been associated with the arrondissement of Rodez. The municipality borders Clairvaux-d'Aveyron, Colombiès, Goutrens, and Mayran, and is located next to the Aveyron body of water. Its official postal code is 12390, and it sits at an elevation of 707 meters above sea level.
The area of Belcastel is 10.74 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 280 residents (98 male and 93 female) and another citing 240. The commune is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France and is twinned with Vitulano. Its associated electoral district is the canton of Enne et Alzou.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Aveyron
- Arrondissement
- Villefranche-de-Rouergue
- Canton
- Enne et Alzou
- Intercommunality
- Pays Rignacois
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jean-Louis Bessiere
- Area
- 10.74 km (4.15 sq mi)
- Density
- 17.6/km (45.6/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 12024 /12390
- Elevation
- 391–707 m (1,283–2,320 ft) , (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Belcastel
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Rodez
- Population
- 190
- Area
- 10.74
- Elevation
- 564
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Aveyron
- Shares border with
- Rignac
- Official website
- www.mairie-belcastel.fr
- Image
- Belcastel 4.jpg
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- Commons category
- Belcastel (Aveyron)
- postal code
- 12390
- twinned administrative body
- Vitulano
- different from
- Belcastel
- associated electoral district
- canton of Enne et Alzou
- male population
- 98
- female population
- 93
- P8168
- Josef Nadler
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-65-64-52-25
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Encyclopedic overview
Belcastel ( French pronunciation: [bɛlkastɛl]; Occitan: Bèlcastèl) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region in Southern France.
The village is medieval in character, with cobbled streets and lauze-roofed (stone tiled) houses. The bulk of the village and the castle (Château de Belcastel) are situated on the steep north bank of the river Aveyron. Several buildings including the 15th-century church are on the south side of the river, with a similarly aged bridge connecting the two.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belcastel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.