Vabres-l'Abbaye

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vabres-l'Abbaye

(2020–2026) Frédéric Artis^[1]Area

41.36 km² (15.97 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,214 • Density29/km² (76/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

12286 /12400

Elevation299–730 m (981–2,395 ft)
(avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vabres-l'Abbaye (French pronunciation: [vabʁ labei]; Occitan: Vabre de l'Abadiá) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Geography

The village lies in the northern part of the commune, on the right bank of the Dourdou de Camarès, which flows north through the middle of the commune and forms part of its northern border, where it is joined by the Sorgues.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	722	—
1975	732	+0.20%
1982	882	+2.70%
1990	1,111	+2.93%
1999	1,085	−0.26%
2007	1,106	+0.24%
2012	1,158	+0.92%
2017	1,200	+0.72%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE