Alrance

Alrance is located some 30 km west of Millau and about 50 km north-east of Albi. The commune can be accessed by the D56 road which runs north-east from Durenque and intersects the road D25 in the commune. It continues north through the commune to Arvieu. The D25 comes south-east from Salmiech through most of the length of the commune and continues south-east to Villefranche-de-Panat. Access to the village is from the north-east on road D659 which runs off the D577 south of the Lac de Pareloup. The D659 runs south-west and ends at the village. The D528 also runs off the D25 in the south of the commune to the village.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alrance,+France/@44.1246076,2.6807027,13095m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x12b26c1980fef9a9:0x830461383c5e2f23?hl=en Google Maps]

The commune is mostly farmland with some forest and covered by many country roads. There are a number of other hamlets and villages in the commune. These are:

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• L'Adrech
• Bonneguide
• Boussinesq
• Le Bouviale
• La Capelle Farcel
• La Coste
• Las Fenials
• Flauvelou
• Fretanels
• Le Jouanesq
• Lacan
• Le Mas Nespoulous
• Le Mas Viala
• Le Mas Vialet
• Montcouzac
• Nazareth
• La Niade
• Pentezac
• Peyrebrune
• La Rouquette
• Le Sales
• La Vacaresse

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A number of streams rise in the commune and flow to the Lac de Villefranche-de-Panat at the southern border of the commune. The streams include L'Alrance, Ruisseau du Lagasi, and several others. Some streams rise in the north of the commune and flow northwards eventually joining the river Céor which eventually flows to the Viaur at Castelpers.

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|Centre = Alrance

|North = Arvieu

|Northeast = Bonnevial

|East = Violon Bas

|Southeast = Le Vialaret

|South = Villefranche-de-Panat

|Southwest = Durenque

|West = Auriac-Lagast

|Northwest = Salmiech

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List of Successive Mayors of Alrance[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=25113 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alrançais or Alrançaises in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/aveyron-12 Le nom des habitants du 12 - Aveyron], habitants.fr

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-12006#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

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|1968 |625

|1975 |550

|1982 |528

|1990 |468

|1999 |417

|2007 |382

|2012 |383

|2017 |358

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• The Lac de Villefranche-de-Panat just south of the commune border provides power and water activities for the commune
• The Church of Alrance and Church of La Capelle-Farcel
• The Tower of Peyrebrune (a chapel and remains of a castle)

• Jean-Baptiste Angles, a missionary in Japan.

• Communes of the Aveyron department

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• [http://www.midifrance.net/segala/peyrebrune/ The tower of Peyrebrune in Alrance]
• [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=2.6842,44.1325&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Alrance on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
• [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=44.1325&lon=2.6842&zoom=13 Alrance on the 1750 Cassini Map]

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Category:Communes of Aveyron