Balsac, Aveyron

Balsac is a village in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France. It was merged into the new commune of Druelle Balsac on 1 January 2017.[1]

Balsac
Part of Druelle Balsac
Location of Balsac
Balsac
Balsac
Coordinates: 44°24′14″N 2°26′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementRodez
CantonVallon
CommuneDruelle Balsac
Area
1
15.57 km2 (6.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
611
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
12510
Elevation374–606 m (1,227–1,988 ft)
(avg. 577 m or 1,893 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balsacois or Balsacoises.[2]

Geography

Balsac is located some 10 km north-west of Rodez and 8 km south-east of Saint-Christophe-Vallon, immediately west of Rodez–Marcillac Airport. Access to the commune is by the D598 which branches off the D57 west of the commune and passes through the village continuing to join the D840 south-east of the commune. The D626 goes north-east from the village to join the D840. The commune is entirely farmland.[3]

The Ruisseau des Parranies and its tributary the Ruisseau du Sauvage rise in the south of the commune and flow west then north-west, forming part of the western border of the commune, to join the Ruisseau de l'Ady west of the commune.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
18661868Louis Bernat
18681874Auguste Bernat
18741881Théophile Guizot
18811888Adrien Vareilles
18881907Auguste Bernat
19071908Joseph Sanhes
19081911Ernest Mercadier
19111912Etienne Malaterre
19121919Henri Molinier
19191925Théophile Palayret
19251935Casimir Molinie
19351945Etienne Bonnefous
19451947Marcel Palayret
19471977Etienne Bonnefous
19771995François Pons
19952008Alain Gabriac
20082020Daniel Raynal

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 611 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
591 461 - - - - - - -
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
- - 595 569 605 648 633 612 563
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
536 520 481 434 407 411 402 400 361
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 -
346 328 347 407 411 501 565 611 -
Population of Balsac

Sites and monuments

There are two sites which are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Ruins of the old Priory of Sauvage (13th century)[5]
  • The Chateau of Balsac (14th - 16th centuries)[6] belonged to a number of noble families, including the Glandières and the Faramonds, until 1780 when it came into the possession of the Grailhe family of Rodez. During the periods that followed, the chateau was owned by a series of illustrious personages. The Chateau currently operates as a guest house and table d'hote.[7]
  • The Parish Church contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Statue: Virgin and child (15th century)[8]
    • A Statue: Saint Antoine (15th century)[9]
    • A Statue: Saint Foy (15th century)[10]

See also

Bibliography
  • Christian-Pierre Bedel, preface by José Monestier, Marcilhac, Balsac, Claravals, Moret, Muret, Nòuviala, Prunas, Salas-Comtals, Sent-Cristòfa, Valadin / Christian-Pierre Bedel e los estatjants del canton de Marcilhac, Rodez, Mission départementale de la culture, 2001, Al canton collection, 392 pages, ill., cov. ill.; 28 cm, ISBN 2-907279-52-1, ISSN 1151-8375, BnF 38803935q (in French)

Notes and references

Notes
  1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References
  1. Arrêté préfectoral 6 September 2016 (in French)
  2. Inhabitants of Aveyron (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093961 Ruins of the old Priory of Sauvage (in French)
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA12000040 Chateau (in French)
  7. "Home - Le Donjon du Château". Le Donjon du Château. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000016 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000018 Statue: Saint Antoine (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM12000017 Statue: Saint Foy (in French)
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