Creissels

Creissels
The river in Creissels The river in Creissels
Coat of arms of Creissels Coat of arms
Creissels
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Creissels
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Millau
Canton	Millau-Ouest
Intercommunality	Millau Grands Causses
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Thierry Terral
Area1	28.19 km2 (10.88 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,486
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	084 12 084 / 12 100
Elevation	340–808 m (1,115–2,651 ft) (avg. 438 m or 1,437 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Creissels is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	420	—
1800	493	+17.4%
1806	296	−40.0%
1821	644	+117.6%
1831	654	+1.6%
1836	651	−0.5%
1841	637	−2.2%
1846	668	+4.9%
1851	693	+3.7%
1856	642	−7.4%
1861	700	+9.0%
1866	714	+2.0%
1872	730	+2.2%
1876	800	+9.6%
1881	752	−6.0%
1886	734	−2.4%
1891	695	−5.3%
1896	730	+5.0%
1901	790	+8.2%
1906	778	−1.5%
1911	724	−6.9%
1921	651	−10.1%
1926	655	+0.6%
1931	625	−4.6%
1936	581	−7.0%
1946	611	+5.2%
1954	725	+18.7%
1962	837	+15.4%
1968	936	+11.8%
1975	1,291	+37.9%
1982	1,326	+2.7%
1990	1,401	+5.7%
1999	1,501	+7.1%
2008	1,486	−1.0%

See also

• Millau Viaduct
• Communes of the Aveyron department

References

• INSEE