Aveyron
Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants o ...
department
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in the
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
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region of southern
France
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. It was merged into the new
commune
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of Druelle Balsac on 1 January 2017.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Balsacois'' or ''Balsacoises''.
Geography
Balsac is located some 10 km north-west 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 8 km south-east of Saint-Christophe-Vallon, immediately west of Rodez–Marcillac Airport. Access to the commune is by the D598 which branches off the D57 west of the commune and passes through the village continuing to join the D840 south-east of the commune. The D626 goes north-east from the village to join the D840. The commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps /ref>
The ''Ruisseau des Parranies'' and its tributary the ''Ruisseau du Sauvage'' rise in the south of the commune and flow west then north-west, forming part of the western border of the commune, to join the ''Ruisseau de l'Ady'' west of the commune.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
List of Successive
Mayors
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Demography
In 2012 the commune had 615 inhabitants.
Sites and monuments
There are two sites which are registered as historical monuments:
*The Ruins of the old Priory of Sauvage (13th century)
*The Chateau of Balsac (14th - 16th centuries) belonged to a number of noble families, including the Glandières and the Faramonds, until 1780 when it came into the possession of the Grailhe family 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 ...
. During the periods that followed, the chateau was owned by a series of illustrious personages. The Chateau currently operates as a guest house and table d'hote.
*The Parish Church contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
**A Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)
**A Statue: Saint Antoine (15th century)
**A Statue: Saint Foy (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy