Alrance (; ) is a commune in the

Aveyron Aveyron (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron (river), Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyro ...

department in the Occitanie region of southern

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Geography

Alrance is located some 30 km west of

Millau Millau (; ) is a commune in Occitania, France. Located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers, the town is a subprefecture of the Aveyron department. Millau is known for its Viaduct, glove industry and several nearby natural ...

and about 50 km north-east of

Albi Albi (; ) is a commune in France, commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department, on the river Tarn (river), Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ...

. The commune can be accessed by the D56 road which runs north-east from

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and intersects the road D25 in the commune. It continues north through the commune to

Arvieu Arvieu (; ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territorie ...

. The D25 comes south-east from

Salmiech Salmiech (; Languedocien: ''Saumièg'' or ''Salmièg'') is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Céor, which flows west through its southern par ...

through most of the length of the commune and continues south-east to

Villefranche-de-Panat Villefranche-de-Panat (; ) is a commune located in the Aveyron department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 communes of the Aveyron department of France. ...

. Access to the village is from the north-east on road D659 which runs off the D577 south of the

Lac de Pareloup Lac de Pareloup (; ; ) is a lake in Aveyron, France. It lies on the Lévézou plateau, 25 km south east of Rodez. Description At an elevation of 805 m, its surface area is 12.6 km2. The impermeable granite rocks are very suitable for wa ...

. The D659 runs south-west and ends at the village. The D528 also runs off the D25 in the south of the commune to the village.Google Maps
/ref> The commune is mostly farmland with some forest and covered by many country roads. There are a number of other hamlets and villages in the commune. These are: *L'Adrech *Bonneguide *Boussinesq *Le Bouviale *La Capelle Farcel *La Coste *Las Fenials *Flauvelou *Fretanels *Le Jouanesq *Lacan *Le Mas Nespoulous *Le Mas Viala *Le Mas Vialet *Montcouzac *Nazareth *La Niade *Pentezac *Peyrebrune *La Rouquette *Le Sales *La Vacaresse A number of streams rise in the commune and flow to the

Lac de Villefranche-de-Panat Lac de Villefranche-de-Panat () is a lake in Aveyron, France. At an elevation of 727 m, its surface area is 1.92 km2. It lies in the Communes of France, communes of Villefranche-de-Panat and Alrance. Description The Lac de Villefranche-de-Pa ...

at the southern border of the commune. The streams include L'Alrance, Ruisseau du Lagasi, and several others. Some streams rise in the north of the commune and flow northwards eventually joining the river

Céor The Céor () is a long river in the Aveyron department in southern France. Its source is at Salles-Curan, southwest of the '' lac de Pareloup''. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a left tributary of the Viaur, into which it flows at Sa ...

which eventually flows to the

Viaur The Viaur () is a river in south-western France. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron. Its source is in the southern Massif Central, north of Millau. It flows generally west through the following departments and towns: * Aveyron: Pont-de-Sala ...

at Castelpers.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Alrance

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Alrançais'' or ''Alrançaises'' in French.Le nom des habitants du 12 - Aveyron
habitants.fr

Sites and Monuments

*The

just south of the commune border provides power and water activities for the commune *The Church of Alrance and Church of La Capelle-Farcel *The Tower of Peyrebrune (a chapel and remains of a castle)

Notable People linked to the commune

*Jean-Baptiste Angles, a missionary in Japan.

References

External links

The tower of Peyrebrune in AlranceAlrance on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Alrance'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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