Almont-les-Junies

Summary

Almont-les-Junies (French pronunciation: [almɔ̃ le ʒyni]; Occitan: Las Juniás) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.

Almont-les-Junies
The church in Almont-les-Junies
The church in Almont-les-Junies
Location of Almont-les-Junies
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Almont-les-Junies
Almont-les-Junies
Almont-les-Junies is located in Occitanie
Almont-les-Junies
Almont-les-Junies
Coordinates: 44°35′49″N 2°17′38″E / 44.5969°N 2.2939°E / 44.5969; 2.2939
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementVillefranche-de-Rouergue
CantonLot et Dourdou
IntercommunalityDecazeville Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Cavaignac[1]
Area
1
23.75 km2 (9.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
440
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12004 /12300
Elevation180–556 m (591–1,824 ft)
(avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Almont-les-Junies is located some 20 km east of Figeac and 40 km north-east of Rodez. The commune can be accessed by road D508 which runs east from Flagnac through the commune and changes to road D606 before exiting east and forming the south-eastern border as it runs south-east to Noailhac. The D183 road also runs through the south of the commune running west to east. The village can be reached by a number of country roads which cover most of the commune. The most direct perhaps is the Graville-et-Courbies road which runs south from the D508.[3]

The commune contains both large areas of farmland as well as mountain slopes with forests.

There are many streams in the commune - the southern border is marked by the Rousseau de Limou which flows into the Lot river just west of the commune. The Lot river itself also forms the northern border of the commune and all of the many streams flow into this river.

There are a number of hamlets and villages in the commune. These are:

  • Aumont
  • Ginouilhac
  • La Mole Haute
  • La Plane
  • Laval
  • Le Fau
  • Les Clementies
  • L'Hom
  • Mazac
  • Sainte Catherine

Neighbouring communes and villages edit

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History edit

On 1 April 1993, the town of Almon-les-Junies was renamed Almont-les-Junies with a "t" to be closer to the Latin root of Almontis. Road signs in the area remained unchanged for some years.

Administration edit

 
Almont-les-Junies School

List of Successive Mayors of Almont-les-Junies[4]

From To Name Party
1860 1876 Adolphe Centres
1876 1881 Benjamin Rols
1881 1888 Grégoire Romiguiere
1888 1892 Germain Griffouliere
1892 1912 Charles Centres
1912 1919 Philippe Dalmon
1919 1925 Charles Centres
1925 1944 Firmin Cerles
1944 1945 Justin Romiguiere
1945 1971 Jean-Marie Centres
1971 2001 Gabriel Romiguiere
2001 2020 Patrick Grialou DVD
2020 2026 Bruno Cavaignac

Population edit

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Junhalmontois or Junhalmontoises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 565—    
1975 541−0.62%
1982 518−0.62%
1990 472−1.16%
1999 425−1.16%
2007 489+1.77%
2012 482−0.29%
2017 464−0.76%
Source: INSEE[6]
 
Almont-les-Junies War Memorial
 
Almont-les-Junies Church

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 12 - Aveyron, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  • Almont-les-Junies on the old IGN website (in French)
  • Almont-les-Junies on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
  • Aumont on the 1750 Cassini Map