Auriac-Lagast is a

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in the

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in the

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region of southern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aurigastois'' or ''Aurigastoises''.

Geography

Auriac-Lagast is located some 27 km south of

Rodez Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of the ...

and 35 km north by north-east of

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. Access to the commune is by the D522 road from

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in the north-west, which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Durenque. The D25 passes inside the eastern border of the commune as it goes from

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Villefranche-de-Panat Villefranche-de-Panat (; oc, Vilafranca de Panat ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 communes of the Aveyron department ...

. Apart from the village, there are the hamlets of: *Belle Sagne, *Belvezet, *La Cailholie, *Castanies, *La Garde, *Ginestous, *La Malborie, *Moncan, *Saint-Leon, *Le Roube, *La Roque, *Randan, *Les Salettes, The commune is almost entirely farmland with a few forests.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Gladou'' river rises in the east of the commune and flows west, forming part of the western border as it then flows north to join the ''Céar'' south of

. The ''Hunargues'' and the ''Ruisseau des Gazelles'' also rise in the commune and flow west to join the Gladou in the commune. The ''Ruisseau du Lagast'' rises in the south-eastern corner of the commune and forms most of the eastern border as it flows north to join the ''Céor''. The ''Ruisseau de Miège Sole'' crosses the eastern arm of the commune and forms part of the northern border of the arm before continuing north to join the ''Ruisseau du Lagast'' just north of the commune.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 229 inhabitants. Auriac-Lagast War Memorial

Distribution of Age Groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Auriac-Lagast and Aveyron Department in 2017 Source: INSEEÉvolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Auriac-Lagast (12015)
/ref>Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Aveyron (12)
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Sites and monuments

*The Parish Church of Saint-Léonard of Auriac: its steeple was struck by lightning and restored. *Moncan (private area) *The Chateau of Randan (private property - owned by the family of Raymond Bonnefous)