Campouriez

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Campouriez

(2020–2026) Christophe Delmas^[1]Area

18.38 km² (7.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

339 • Density18/km² (48/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

12048 /12460

Elevation226–713 m (741–2,339 ft)
(avg. 510 m or 1,670 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Campouriez (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃puʁjɛs]; Occitan: Camporiès) is a commune in the Aveyron department of southern France. It is part of the former province of Rouergue, which utilised the Rouergat dialect of Languedocien Occitan. Inhabitants of Campouriez are called Campouriézois.

Geography

The territory of this commune takes up a portion of the central-southern area of the Massif Central, on the Viadène plateau and near the gorge of the Truyère and the valley of the Lot. The village is located on a hilltop, and is surrounded by the hamlets la Vaysse, la Joanie, le Bruel, Nigole, Banhars and especially Bez-Bédène.

History

The name Campouriez comes from "champ d'or," Occitan for "field of gold."

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	490	—
1968	540	+10.2%
1975	512	−5.2%
1982	500	−2.3%
1990	422	−15.6%
1999	393	−6.9%
2008	400	+1.8%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.