Bozouls
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| Coordinates: 44°28′17″N 2°43′17″E / 44.4714°N 2.7214°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Rodez |
| Canton | Causse-Comtal |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Calmelly[1] |
| Area 1 | 69.69 km2 (26.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,978 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12033 /12340 |
| Elevation | 355–711 m (1,165–2,333 ft) (avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bozouls (French pronunciation: [bozul]; Occitan: Boason) is a commune in the southern French department of Aveyron.
It is located on Route Maquis de Jean Pierre (D20), 23 kilometers northeast of Rodez.
It sits on the edge of a gorge created by the river Dourdou de Conques.[3]
Bozouls is the setting of the 2024 neo-noir television series Monsieur Spade from AMC and Canal+.[4]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,701 | — |
| 1975 | 1,817 | +0.95% |
| 1982 | 2,032 | +1.61% |
| 1990 | 2,060 | +0.17% |
| 1999 | 2,329 | +1.37% |
| 2007 | 2,759 | +2.14% |
| 2012 | 2,742 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | 2,871 | +0.92% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Notable people and residents in Bozouls
[edit]- Richard Belzer - American actor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "French Town Teeters on Edge of 'Hole'". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "'Monsieur Spade' Review: Clive Owen Gives AMC's France-Set Sam Spade Series a Raison d'Etre". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 January 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]- Official Web site Archived 7 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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