Saint-Laurent-d'Olt is a
commune in the
Aveyron department
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in southern
France.
Geography
Situated on the D988 departmental road, roughly equidistant between the towns of
Millau
Millau (; oc, Milhau ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Aveyron Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region in Southern France. One of two Subprefectures in France, subp ...
,
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
Mende, and 3.5 km west of the
A75 autoroute, Saint-Laurent-d'Olt is perched on a rocky ridge above the river
Lot
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, at about 584 metres above sea level. The upper valley of the Lot divides the volcanic plateau of the
Aubrac from the limestone plateaux of the Grands Causses.
In order to preserve the biodiversity of the area, the upper Lot valley between Espalion and Saint-Laurent-d'Olt is gazetted as part of the
Natura 2000
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network.
The commune is also part of the ''
Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses''.
Institut Médico-Educatif (I.M.E.)
As well as providing services for the surrounding district, the village is home to an ''Institut Médico-Educatif'', which is a residential school for children with intellectual handicaps, aged 6–20. The current roll is around 80 pupils. Founded in 1965, the Institut is the largest employer in the commune, employing 60 people.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Aveyron department
References
External links
Official website of the Mairie
Communes of Aveyron
Aveyron communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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