Balsac () is a village in the

Aveyron Aveyron (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron (river), Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyro ...

department in the Occitanie region of southern

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. It was merged into the new commune of

Druelle Balsac Druelle Balsac (; ) is a commune in the department of Aveyron, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Druelle (the seat) and Balsac.Rodez Rodez (, , ; , ) 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 communau ...

and 8 km south-east of

Saint-Christophe-Vallon Saint-Christophe-Vallon (; ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Saint-Christophe station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Figeac and Rodez. Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department Th ...

, 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

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Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Balsacois'' or ''Balsacoises'' in French.

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 (, , ; , ) 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 communau ...

. 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

References

Bibliography

*Christian-Pierre Bedel, preface by José Monestier, ''Marcilhac, Balsac, Claravals, Moret, Muret, Nòuviala, Prunas, Salas-Comtals, Sent-Cristòfa, Valadin / Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton de Marcilhac'', Rodez, Mission départementale de la culture, 2001, Al canton collection, 392 pages, ill., cov. ill.; 28 cm, , ISSN 1151-8375, BnF 38803935q

External links

Balsac on the old National Geographic Institute website

Balsac on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Balſac'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Former communes of Aveyron Populated places disestablished in 2017