Estaing, Aveyron

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{{short description|Commune in Occitanie, France}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Estaing

|commune status = Commune

|native name = {{native name|oc|Estanh}}

|image = Panoramic view of Estaing 02.jpg

|caption = A view of Estaing

|image coat of arms = Blason ville france Estaing.svg

|arrondissement = Rodez

|canton = Lot et Truyère

|INSEE = 12098

|postal code = 12190

|mayor = Nathalie Couseran{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality =

|coordinates = {{coord|44.5561|2.6725|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 300

|elevation min m = 301

|elevation max m = 760

|area km2 = 16.96

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Estaing ({{IPA|fr|ɛstɛ̃}}; {{langx|oc|Estanh}}) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. The D'Estaing family, first mentioned in writings in 1028, was one of the most powerful families of the Rouergue from the 13th to the 18th century, making the village known throughout France.

Geography

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Located in the north of the Aveyron department, Estaing is considered one of the most picturesque villages in France. It one of the ten villages of Aveyron that are part of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association ("the most beautiful villages of France"). The village is very quiet during the winter months; it is in the summer that it shows the most signs of life. Lying at 320 metres above sea level, the winters are cool and the summers are hot and dry.

The bridge over the river Lot in Estaing has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France since the site's designation in 1998. Espalion is a ten-minute drive away, while Rodez is about 50 minutes away.

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Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-12098#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |718

|1975 |667

|1982 |666

|1990 |665

|1999 |612

|2009 |603

|2014 |547

|2020 |476

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