Arrondissement of Millau

The arrondissement of Millau is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Aveyron département in the Occitanie region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Millau.

Millau
Arrondissement
Location within the region Occitanie
Location within the region Occitanie
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAveyron
No. of communes110
SubprefectureMillau
Area
3,741.7 km2 (1,444.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
79,346
INSEE code121

History

When the arrondissements were created in 1800, Millau was one of them in the Aveyron department.[1]

Geography

It is the southeastern part of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 3,467.3 km2 (1,339 sq mi), the second in area of the department, and a population of 70,995 inhabitants and a population density of 20.5 inhabitants/km².[2]

The arrondissement is bordered to the north and west by the arrondissement of Rodez, to the northeast by the Lozère department, to the east by the Gard department, to the south by the Hérault department and to the southwest by the Tarn department.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[3] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Millau, there is only one canton where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Raspes et Lévezou. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Millau
INSEE
Code		CantonMillauRodezVillefranche-
de-Rouergue		Total
1204Causses-Rougiers4343
1211Millau-13 + part of Millau3 + part of Millau
1212Millau-25 + part of Millau5 + part of Millau
1215Raspes et Lévezou16622
1219Saint-Affrique1111
1220Tarn et Causses1818

Communes

The arrondissement of Millau has 97 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[4]

  1. Aguessac (12002)
  2. Alrance (12006)
  3. Arnac-sur-Dourdou (12009)
  4. Ayssènes (12017)
  5. Balaguier-sur-Rance (12019)
  6. La Bastide-Pradines (12022)
  7. La Bastide-Solages (12023)
  8. Belmont-sur-Rance (12025)
  9. Brasc (12035)
  10. Broquiès (12037)
  11. Brousse-le-Château (12038)
  12. Brusque (12039)
  13. Calmels-et-le-Viala (12042)
  14. Camarès (12044)
  15. Campagnac (12047)
  16. La Capelle-Bonance (12055)
  17. Castelnau-Pégayrols (12062)
  18. La Cavalerie (12063)
  19. Le Clapier (12067)
  20. Combret (12069)
  21. Compeyre (12070)
  22. Comprégnac (12072)
  23. Cornus (12077)
  24. Les Costes-Gozon (12078)
  25. Coupiac (12080)
  26. La Couvertoirade (12082)
  27. Creissels (12084)
  28. La Cresse (12086)
  29. Curan (12307)
  30. Fayet (12099)
  31. Fondamente (12155)
  32. Gissac (12109)
  33. L'Hospitalet-du-Larzac (12115)
  34. Lapanouse-de-Cernon (12122)
  35. Laval-Roquecezière (12125)
  36. Lestrade-et-Thouels (12129)
  37. Marnhagues-et-Latour (12139)
  38. Martrin (12141)
  39. Mélagues (12143)
  40. Millau (12145)
  41. Montagnol (12147)
  42. Montclar (12149)
  43. Montfranc (12152)
  44. Montjaux (12153)
  45. Montlaur (12154)
  46. Mostuéjouls (12160)
  47. Mounes-Prohencoux (12192)
  48. Murasson (12163)
  49. Nant (12168)
  50. Paulhe (12178)
  51. Peux-et-Couffouleux (12179)
  52. Peyreleau (12180)
  53. Plaisance (12183)
  54. Pousthomy (12186)
  55. Rebourguil (12195)
  56. Rivière-sur-Tarn (12200)
  57. Roquefort-sur-Soulzon (12203)
  58. La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite (12204)
  59. Saint-Affrique (12208)
  60. Saint-André-de-Vézines (12211)
  61. Saint-Beaulize (12212)
  62. Saint-Beauzély (12213)
  63. Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon (12220)
  64. Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues (12222)
  65. Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon (12225)
  66. Saint-Izaire (12228)
  67. Saint-Jean-d'Alcapiès (12229)
  68. Saint-Jean-du-Bruel (12231)
  69. Saint-Jean-et-Saint-Paul (12232)
  70. Saint-Juéry (12233)
  71. Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou (12236)
  72. Saint-Laurent-d'Olt (12237)
  73. Saint-Léons (12238)
  74. Saint-Martin-de-Lenne (12239)
  75. Saint-Rome-de-Cernon (12243)
  76. Saint-Rome-de-Tarn (12244)
  77. Saint-Saturnin-de-Lenne (12247)
  78. Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance (12248)
  79. Saint-Sever-du-Moustier (12249)
  80. Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu (12251)
  81. Salles-Curan (12253)
  82. Sauclières (12260)
  83. Ségur (12266)
  84. La Serre (12269)
  85. Sévérac-d'Aveyron (12270)
  86. Sylvanès (12274)
  87. Tauriac-de-Camarès (12275)
  88. Tournemire (12282)
  89. Le Truel (12284)
  90. Vabres-l'Abbaye (12286)
  91. Verrières (12291)
  92. Versols-et-Lapeyre (12292)
  93. Veyreau (12293)
  94. Vézins-de-Lévézou (12294)
  95. Viala-du-Pas-de-Jaux (12295)
  96. Viala-du-Tarn (12296)
  97. Villefranche-de-Panat (12299)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[2]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
12145Millau22,064Millau-1 and Millau-2Millau Grands Causses
12208Saint-Affrique8,260Saint-AffriqueSaint Affricain
12270Sévérac d'Aveyron4,134Tarn et CaussesDes Causses à l'Aubrac
12084Creissels1,588Millau-1Millau Grands Causses
12225Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon1,546Millau-1Millau Grands Causses
12286Vabres-l'Abbaye1,170Saint-AffriqueSaint Affricain
12063La Cavalerie1,070Causses-RougiersLarzac et Vallées
12253Salles-Curan1,065Raspes et LévezouLévézou Pareloup
12200Rivière-sur-Tarn1,055Tarn et CaussesMillau Grands Causses
12025Belmont-sur-Rance1,018Causses-RougiersMonts Rance et Rougier

References
  1. "Historique de l'Aveyron". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. "Décret n° 2014-205 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Aveyron" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. "Arrondissement de Millau (121)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

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