Bozouls

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Bozouls
Coordinates: 44°28′17″N2°43′17″E / 44.4714°N 2.7214°E / 44.4714; 2.7214
Country France
Region Occitania
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Rodez
Canton Causse-Comtal
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Luc Calmelly [1]
Area
1
69.69 km2 (26.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
2,978
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12033 /12340
Elevation355–711 m (1,165–2,333 ft)
(avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bozouls (French pronunciation: [bozul] ; Occitan : Boason) is a commune in the southern French department of Aveyron.

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It is located on Route Maquis de Jean Pierre (D20), 23 kilometers northeast of Rodez.

It sits on the edge of a gorge created by the river Dourdou de Conques. [3]

Bozouls is the setting of the 2024 neo-noir television series Monsieur Spade from AMC and Canal+. [4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,701    
1975 1,817+0.95%
1982 2,032+1.61%
1990 2,060+0.17%
1999 2,329+1.37%
2007 2,759+2.14%
2012 2,742−0.12%
2017 2,871+0.92%
Source: INSEE [5]

Notable people and residents in Bozouls

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "French Town Teeters on Edge of 'Hole'". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. "'Monsieur Spade' Review: Clive Owen Gives AMC's France-Set Sam Spade Series a Raison d'Etre". The Hollywood Reporter . 12 January 2024.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE