Vézins-de-Lévézou

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vézins-de-Lévézou

(2020–2026) Daniel Ayrinhac^[1]Area

78.96 km² (30.49 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

643 • Density8.1/km² (21/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

12294 /12780

Elevation713–1,155 m (2,339–3,789 ft)
(avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vézins-de-Lévézou (French pronunciation: [vezɛ̃ də levezu]; Languedocien: Vesinh) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

The Château de Vézins is a historical castle. The first fortress was built in 1120 by Vésian de Vézins to command the Lévézou district. Following a disastrous fire in 1642, the only remains of this original castle are the vaulted rooms of the ground floor. The castle was redeveloped in the Renaissance style.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	963	—
1968	1,004	+4.3%
1975	879	−12.5%
1982	809	−8.0%
1990	699	−13.6%
1999	634	−9.3%
2008	645	+1.7%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.