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Vimenet | |
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  Vimenet  Vimenet | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′03″N2°55′38″E / 44.4008°N 2.9272°E Coordinates: 44°24′03″N2°55′38″E / 44.4008°N 2.9272°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Rodez |
| Canton | Lot et Palanges |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Laissac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Roger Lacan |
| Area 1 | 20.95 km2 (8.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2016-01-01)2 [1] | 251 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12303 /12310 |
| Elevation | 586–844 m (1,923–2,769 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. 2 Population without double counting : residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Vimenet (Occitan : Vimenet) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Occitan, also known as lenga d'òc by its native speakers, is a Romance language. It is spoken in southern France, Italy's Occitan Valleys, Monaco, and Spain's Val d'Aran; collectively, these regions are sometimes referred to as Occitania. Occitan is also spoken in the linguistic enclave of Guardia Piemontese. However, there is controversy about the unity of the language, as some think that Occitan is a macrolanguage. Others include Catalan in this family, as the distance between this language and some Occitan dialects is similar to the distance among different Occitan dialects. In fact, Catalan was considered an Occitan dialect until the end of the 19th century.
The commune is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, Gemeinden in Germany, comuni in Italy or ayuntamiento in Spain. The United Kingdom has no exact equivalent, as communes resemble districts in urban areas, but are closer to parishes in rural areas where districts are much larger. Communes are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The communes are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France.
Aveyron is a department located in the north of the Occitanie region of southern France named after the Aveyron River.
