Laguiole
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Commune of Laguiole |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Rodez |
| Canton | Laguiole |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 868m–1342m (avg. 1000m) |
| Land area¹ | 63.06 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1248 |
| - Density | 20/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 12119/ 12210 |
| 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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For the cheese, see Laguiole (cheese)
Laguiole (La Guiòla in Occitan) is a communes in the Aveyron département in southern France.
It is known for its Laguiole cheese, which has an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (label of guaranteed origin), and as the birthplace of the Laguiole knife. The name of the village is pronounced [laˈjɔl] and comes from the dialectical word laïola, meaning a little church.
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