Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu

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In the south of the Massif Central, in the southern half of the department of Aveyron, the commune of Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu is situated in the interior of {{Interlanguage link|Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses|lt=natural regional park of the Grands Causses|fr}}. The communal territory, which extends for 17.91 km^2, is constituted of landscapes of avant-causses, characterized by hills. It is bordered on the north and northwest by the Tarn in the gorges called the {{Interlanguage link|Raspes|fr}}, where the hydroelectric dams of {{Interlanguage link|Barrage de Pinet|lt=Pinet|fr}} and of {{Interlanguage link|Barrage de Truel|lt=Truel|fr}} (or Pouget) are implanted.

The minimal altitude, with 262 meters, is localized at the extreme west, near the place called the May d'Entraygues, where the Tarn leaves the commune and enters that of Le Truel. The maximal altitude with 689 or 694 metersTwo different values for the IGN, 694 meters on the chart and 689 on its ancient site. is a kilometer and a half to the northwest of the village of Saint-Victor, at the Puech de Luargues.{{Cite web|title=Géoportail|url=https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=www.geoportail.gouv.fr}}{{Verify source|date=July 2021}}

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The commune is drained by the Tarn, the stream of Geneve, the stream of the Valade, a branch of the Tarn, the stream of Pourquairol, the stream of Ricardel, and by several small courses of water.{{Cite web|title=Fiche Ma Commune - SIGES Occitanie - ©2021|url=http://sigesocc.brgm.fr/?page=ficheMaCommune&codeCommune=12251|access-date=2021-07-20|website=sigesocc.brgm.fr}}

The Lac de Pinet completes the hydrographic network. It is related to a very wild lake on its part downstream{{Clarify|date=July 2021}}, of a maximum depth of 25 meters and a superficial one of 130 ha. It is open to fishing at the upstream part up to Mas de Lanauq. It is in the territories and communes of Saint-Rome-de-Tarn, Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu, and Viala-du-Tarn.{{Cite web|title=Lac de Pinet, Viala-du-Tarn|url=https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/fr/diffusio/itineraires-touristiques/lac-de-pinet-viala-du-tarn_TFO297080965633|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Tourisme Aveyron|language=fr}}

Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu is a member of the syndicat mixte Tarn Sorgues Dourdou Rance, which assures the public water management of this part of the Tarn river basin.{{Cite web|title=Statuts du syndicat|url=https://www.syndicat-tsdr.fr/app/download/15702908224/Statuts+TSDR+VF.pdf?t=1724683297|access-date=15 October 2024|publisher=Syndicat mixte Tarn Sorgues Dourdou Rance (TSDR)}}

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1962|278|

1968|367|

1975|296|

1982|305|

1990|299|

1999|329|

2008|374

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