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Saint-Côme-d'Olt | |
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![]() A view of Saint-Côme-d'Olt from the bridge | |
Coordinates: 44°30′59″N 2°48′55″E / 44.5164°N 2.8153°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aveyron |
Arrondissement | Rodez |
Canton | Lot et Palanges |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Scheuer[1] |
Area 1 | 30.1 km2 (11.6 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 1,446 |
• Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 12216 /12500 |
Elevation | 340–840 m (1,120–2,760 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Côme-d'Olt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kom dɔlt], literally Saint-Côme of Olt; Occitan: Sant Cosme) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France).
The commune is located in the Lot valley, near the confluence with the river called Boralde of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac.
Saint-Côme-d'Olt with its twisted church spire is located on the Le Puy route (Latin: Via Podiensis, French: route du Puy) of the Way of St. James.
Pilgrims come from Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac. Their next stage is Espalion, and its church of Perse.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 949 | — |
1968 | 1,003 | +5.7% |
1975 | 1,103 | +10.0% |
1982 | 1,207 | +9.4% |
1990 | 1,198 | −0.7% |
1999 | 1,257 | +4.9% |
2008 | 1,387 | +10.3% |
Term | Mayor | Party |
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March 2001 to March 2008 | Louis Morvan | P.S |
March 2008 to 2014 | Nathalie Auguy-Périé | U.M.P |
March 2014 to 2020 and 2020-- | Bernard Scheuer |