Espalion

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Espalion
Commune
Pont-Vieux Pont-Vieux
Coat of arms of Espalion Coat of arms
Location of Espalion Map
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Coordinates: 44°31′14′′N 2°45′41′′E / 44.5206°N 2.7614°E / 44.5206; 2.7614
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Rodez
Canton	Lot et Truyère
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Picard^[1]
Area ¹	36.60 km² (14.13 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	4,607
• Density	130/km² (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12096 /12500
Elevation	338–420 m (1,109–1,378 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Espalion (French pronunciation: [ɛspaljɔ̃] ; Occitan: Espaliu) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,881	—
1975	4,422	+1.88%
1982	4,733	+0.98%
1990	4,614	−0.32%
1999	4,360	−0.63%
2007	4,549	+0.53%
2012	4,291	−1.16%
2017	4,516	+1.03%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights

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Château de Calmont d'Olt
The Pont-Vieux (Old Bridge) is part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
Church of Perse, in Romanesque style, with some Gothic chapels added in 1471.
Church of St. John the Baptist, built from 1472