Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (French pronunciation: [sovtɛʁ də ʁwɛʁɡ], literally Sauveterre of Rouergue; Occitan: Sauvatèrra) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France).
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Sauveterre-de-Rouergue | |
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Commune | |
The main square in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Sauveterre-de-Rouergue ![]() | |
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue Sauveterre-de-Rouergue | |
| Coordinates: 44°13′18″N 2°19′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue |
| Canton | Ceor-Ségala |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | René Mouysset |
| Area 1 | 23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi) |
| Population | 711 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12262 /12800 |
| Elevation | 333–682 m (1,093–2,238 ft) (avg. 466 m or 1,529 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 815 | — |
| 1800 | 823 | +1.0% |
| 1806 | 837 | +1.7% |
| 1821 | 894 | +6.8% |
| 1831 | 927 | +3.7% |
| 1836 | 905 | −2.4% |
| 1841 | 1,845 | +103.9% |
| 1846 | 1,927 | +4.4% |
| 1851 | 1,999 | +3.7% |
| 1856 | 1,893 | −5.3% |
| 1861 | 1,836 | −3.0% |
| 1866 | 1,898 | +3.4% |
| 1872 | 1,799 | −5.2% |
| 1876 | 1,813 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 1,804 | −0.5% |
| 1886 | 1,869 | +3.6% |
| 1891 | 1,917 | +2.6% |
| 1896 | 1,778 | −7.3% |
| 1901 | 1,613 | −9.3% |
| 1906 | 1,542 | −4.4% |
| 1911 | 1,434 | −7.0% |
| 1921 | 1,249 | −12.9% |
| 1926 | 1,210 | −3.1% |
| 1931 | 1,241 | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 1,152 | −7.2% |
| 1946 | 1,107 | −3.9% |
| 1954 | 970 | −12.4% |
| 1962 | 972 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 964 | −0.8% |
| 1975 | 891 | −7.6% |
| 1982 | 793 | −11.0% |
| 1990 | 888 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 832 | −6.3% |
| 2008 | 803 | −3.5% |
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Villages in the association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France | |
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| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
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| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
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| Brittany |
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| Centre-Val de Loire |
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| Corsica | |
| Grand Est | |
| Hauts-de-France |
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| Île-de-France |
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| Normandy | |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
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| Occitanie |
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| Pays de la Loire |
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| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Réunion |
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