Vézins-de-Lévézou

Vézins-de-Lévézou
The church in Vézins-de-Lévézou The church in Vézins-de-Lévézou
Coat of arms of Vézins-de-Lévézou Coat of arms
Vézins-de-Lévézou
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Vézins-de-Lévézou
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Millau
Canton	Vézins-de-Lévézou
Intercommunality	Lévézou Pareloup
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Arnaud Viala
Area1	78.96 km2 (30.49 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	645
• Density	8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	12294 / 12780
Elevation	713–1,155 m (2,339–3,789 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 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.

Vézins-de-Lévézou is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

The Château de Vezins is a historical castle. The first fortress was built in 1120 by Vesian de Vezins to command the Lévezou district. Following a disastrous fire in 1642, the only remains of this original castle are the vaulted rooms of the ground floor. The castle was redeveloped in the Renaissance style.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	963	—
1968	1,004	+4.3%
1975	879	−12.5%
1982	809	−8.0%
1990	699	−13.6%
1999	634	−9.3%
2008	645	+1.7%

See also

• Communes of the Aveyron department

References

• INSEE