Baraqueville
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 44°16′40″N 2°26′01″E / 44.2778°N 2.4336°ECoordinates: 44°16′40″N 2°26′01″E / 44.2778°N 2.4336°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Rodez | |
| Canton | Baraqueville-Sauveterre | |
| Intercommunality | Agglomération du Grand Rodez | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jacques Barbezange | |
| Area1 | 34.01 km2 (13.13 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 3,041 | |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12056 / 12160 | |
| Elevation | 470–813 m (1,542–2,667 ft) (avg. 758 m or 2,487 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Baraqueville (La Barraca de Fraisse in Occitan) is a French commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baraquevillois or Baraquevilloises.
Baraqueville is located some 10 km south-west of Rodez and 30 km east of Villefranche-de-Rouergue. Access to the commune is by Route nationale N88 from Rodez in the north-east which passes through the commune and the town then continues south to Albi. The D57 goes north from the town, changing to the D991 at the communal border, and continues west to Rieupeyroux. The D546 branches off the D57 and goes west to Boussac. The D38 branches off the N88 and goes south-west to join the D997 south-west of the commune. The D507 goes south from the town to Camboulazet. The D624 branches off the N88 in the north-east of the commune and goes north-east to Luc-la-Primaube. There is also a railway passing through the commune from south to north-east with a station at La Cazalets. Apart from the town there are the hamlets of:
Apart from the significant sized urban area the commune is almost all farmland.
The Aveyron river forms the northern border of the commune as it flows west to eventually join the Tarn near Meauzac. The Plan d'Eau du Val de Lenne (Val de Lenne Lake) just north of the town is the source for several streams including the Lenne which flows north-east forming part of the north-western border and continues north to join the Aveyron. The Ruisseau de Congorbes flows south forming the south-western border of the commune and continuing south to join the Viaur north-west of Fonbonne. The Ruisseau de Couffignal rises in the west of the commune and flows west to join the Lézert south-west of Boussac. The Trégou flows from the south-east and forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west to join the Aveyron. The Ruisseau des Etangs rises in the east of the commune and flows north-east to join the Trégou. The Ruisseau de Malrieu rises east of the town and flows south, forming the south-eastern border of the commune as it continues to join the Ruisseau de la Nauze south-east of Camboulazet.
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