Decazeville
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Commune of Decazeville |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue |
| Canton | Decazeville |
| Mayor | Pierre Gadea (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 163 m–454 m (avg. 225 m) |
| Land area¹ | 13.88 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,805 |
| - Density | 490/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 12089/ 12300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Decazeville (or La Sala in Occitan) is a commune in the Aveyron département in southern France.
The town was named after Élie, duc Decazes.
Decazeville is an old industrial mining town. Conques and Marcillac-Vallon are nearby villages that are popular with tourists.
[edit] See also
- List of places named after people
- Héroïnes, a 1997 film partly set in Decazeville
- Virtual 3D tour in GE
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