Saint-Affrique
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Saint-Affrique | |
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Coordinates: 43°57′33″N 2°53′14″E / 43.9592°N 2.8872°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aveyron |
Arrondissement | Millau |
Canton | Saint-Affrique |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Sébastien David[1] |
Area 1 | 110.96 km2 (42.84 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,992 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 12208 /12400 |
Elevation | 279–720 m (915–2,362 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Affrique (French: [sɛ̃t‿afʁik]; Languedocien: Sant Africa) is a commune in the Aveyron department in Southern France.
History
Saint-Affrique grew in the 6th century around the tomb of St. Africain, bishop of Comminges. In the 12th century a fortress was built on the neighboring rock of Caylus. The possession of Saint-Affrique was vigorously contested during the French Wars of Religion. It was eventually occupied by the Huguenots until 1629, when it was seized and dismantled by a royal army.
Geography
The Sorgues, a tributary of the Dourdou de Camarès, flows through the commune and crosses the town. The Dourdou de Camarès flows northwestward through the western part of the commune and forms part of its northwestern border.
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Sights
An old bridge over the Sorgue and some megaliths in the neighborhood, especially, the dolmen of Tiergues, are of antiquarian interest.
Personalities
Saint-Affrique was the birthplace of:
- Pierre Frédéric Sarrus (1798–1861), mathematician
- Lucien Galtier (1812–1866), priest who built the first Catholic Church in Minnesota, USA
- Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (1813–1876), musician and inventor
- Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau (1851-1944) General
- Émile Borel (1871–1956), mathematician and politician
- Stéphane Diagana (born 1969), athlete
- Richard Sainct (born 1970), motorcycle racer
International relations
- The town is twinned with Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Saint-Affrique prize
The Grand Prix of Saint-Affrique has been awarded to noted Parisian painters since the second part of the 20th century. It consists of a month-long stay of at the hotel of famous chef François Decucq during which the painters could visit and paint one of the most beautiful counties in France. Some prize winners: Daniel du Janerand, Maurice Boitel.
See also
- List of European art awards
- List of medieval bridges in France
- Communes of the Aveyron department
- Cazelle de Saint Affrique
References
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "St Affrique". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1011. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Affrique, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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- Unofficial website about Saint-Affrique (in French)
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