Movatterモバイル変換

[0]ホーム
URL:

Jump to content
WikipediaThe Free Encyclopedia
Search

Villefranche-de-Rouergue

Coordinates:44°21′12″N2°02′06″E / 44.3533°N 2.035°E /44.3533; 2.035
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subprefecture and commune in Occitanie, France

Subprefecture and commune in Occitania, France
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Vilafranca de Roergue (Occitan)
An aerial view of Villefranche-de-Rouergue
An aerial view of Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Coat of arms of Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Villefranche-de-Rouergue is located in France
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Show map of France
Villefranche-de-Rouergue is located in Occitanie
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates:44°21′12″N2°02′06″E / 44.3533°N 2.035°E /44.3533; 2.035
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementVillefranche-de-Rouergue
CantonVillefranche-de-Rouergue
Government
 • Mayor(2020–2026)Jean-Sébastien Orcibal[1]
Area
1
45.85 km2 (17.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
11,271
 • Density245.8/km2 (636.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12300 /12200
Elevation237–544 m (778–1,785 ft)
(avg. 290 m or 950 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
icon
You can helpexpand this article with text translated fromthe corresponding article in French. (December 2008)Click [show] for important translation instructions.
  • View a machine-translated version of the French article.
  • Machine translation, likeDeepL orGoogle Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
  • Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
  • Youmust providecopyright attribution in theedit summary accompanying your translation by providing aninterlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary isContent in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at [[:fr:Villefranche-de-Rouergue]]; see its history for attribution.
  • You may also add the template{{Translated|fr|Villefranche-de-Rouergue}} to thetalk page.
  • For more guidance, seeWikipedia:Translation.

Villefranche-de-Rouergue (French:[vilfʁɑ̃ʃdəʁwɛʁɡ]ⓘ; often known asRouergue (Languedocien:Vilafranca de Roergue[ˌbilɔˈfɾaŋkɔðeˈrweɾɣe]) is acommune in theAveyrondepartment insouthern France.Villefranche-de-Rouergue station has rail connections toToulouse,Figeac andAurillac.

History

[edit]
Marketplace on Place Notre-Dame

At the end of theAlbigensian Crusade from the northern "barons" against the southernOccitania on a religious pretext (fighting theCathar heresy), thecount of Toulouse was defeated and concluded theTreaty of Paris in 1229.[3] With this, the Count gave theRouergue county to his daughter. She marriedAlphonse de Poitiers, brother ofSaint Louis, King of France. Alphonse founded Villefranche on the place of an old village called La Peyrade in 1252.

In 1348 it was so flourishing thatsumptuary laws were passed. Soon afterwards the town fell into the hands ofEdward the Black Prince, but was the first place inGuyenne to rise against the English. New privileges were granted to the town byCharles V, but these were taken away byLouis XI.[3]

In 1588 the inhabitants repulsed the forces of theHanseatic League, and afterwards murdered a governor sent byHenry IV. The town was ravaged by plague in 1463, 1558 and 1628, and in 1643 a revolt was cruelly repressed.[3]DuringWorld War II, while occupied byNazi Germany, Villefranche received a large13th Waffen SS Handschar (1st Croatian) division. Led byFerid Džanić, Eduard Matutinović, Božo Jelinek and Nikola Vukelić, one battalion staged a rebellion against the Nazis on 17 September 1943, (Villefranche-de-Rouergue uprising) but were soon suppressed and mostlyexecuted on site. The few that escaped inspired theFrench Resistance inAveyron that had not been formed until then. After the war, an avenue in Villefranche was namedAvenue des Croates (Avenue of the Croats) in honour of the uprising.

Buildings

[edit]

One of the principal thoroughfares passes beneath the porch of Notre-Dame, the principal church of Villefranche. Notre-Dame was built from 1260 to 1581, the massive tower which surmounts its porch being of lateGothic architecture. The woodwork in the choir dates from the 15th century.[3]

ACarthusian monastery overlooking the town from the left bank of theAveyron derives much interest from the completeness and fine preservation of its buildings, which date from the 15th century. They include a chapel, a vestibule, a chapter house, a refectory, an exhibition room and two cloisters, the smaller of which is a masterpiece of the late Gothic style.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

[edit]
See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Villefranche-de-Rouergue istwinned with:[4]

Population

[edit]
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
17938,497—    
18009,331+1.35%
18069,283−0.09%
18218,803−0.35%
18319,540+0.81%
18368,738−1.74%
18419,088+0.79%
18469,705+1.32%
18519,613−0.19%
185610,826+2.41%
186110,172−1.24%
18669,719−0.91%
18729,312−0.71%
187610,124+2.11%
188110,366+0.47%
18869,836−1.04%
18919,734−0.21%
18968,426−2.84%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19019,730+2.92%
19068,352−3.01%
19118,439+0.21%
19217,423−1.27%
19267,825+1.06%
19317,908+0.21%
19368,479+1.40%
19469,257+0.88%
19548,676−0.81%
19629,540+1.19%
196810,709+1.95%
197512,284+1.98%
198212,693+0.47%
199012,291−0.40%
199911,919−0.34%
200711,957+0.04%
201211,712−0.41%
201711,867+0.26%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968–2017)[6]

Climate

[edit]
Climate data for Villefranche-de-Rouergue, elevation 330 m (1,080 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1988–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)20.7
(69.3)		24.5
(76.1)		26.8
(80.2)		29.6
(85.3)		34.1
(93.4)		40.8
(105.4)		40.0
(104.0)		43.0
(109.4)		36.1
(97.0)		34.4
(93.9)		24.7
(76.5)		20.0
(68.0)		43.0
(109.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)8.8
(47.8)		10.3
(50.5)		14.2
(57.6)		17.0
(62.6)		21.1
(70.0)		25.3
(77.5)		28.1
(82.6)		28.1
(82.6)		23.7
(74.7)		18.6
(65.5)		12.6
(54.7)		9.7
(49.5)		18.1
(64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)4.9
(40.8)		5.5
(41.9)		8.6
(47.5)		11.2
(52.2)		14.9
(58.8)		18.7
(65.7)		21.0
(69.8)		21.0
(69.8)		17.2
(63.0)		13.6
(56.5)		8.4
(47.1)		5.7
(42.3)		12.6
(54.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)1.0
(33.8)		0.6
(33.1)		3.1
(37.6)		5.5
(41.9)		8.8
(47.8)		12.1
(53.8)		14.0
(57.2)		13.8
(56.8)		10.6
(51.1)		8.4
(47.1)		4.2
(39.6)		1.6
(34.9)		7.0
(44.6)
Record low °C (°F)−11.9
(10.6)		−15.5
(4.1)		−12.9
(8.8)		−4.7
(23.5)		−2.1
(28.2)		1.6
(34.9)		5.7
(42.3)		4.2
(39.6)		0.7
(33.3)		−7.0
(19.4)		−11.3
(11.7)		−13.9
(7.0)		−15.5
(4.1)
Averageprecipitation mm (inches)74.6
(2.94)		58.9
(2.32)		65.6
(2.58)		93.2
(3.67)		88.4
(3.48)		73.4
(2.89)		48.0
(1.89)		59.8
(2.35)		68.2
(2.69)		74.8
(2.94)		82.1
(3.23)		78.1
(3.07)		865.1
(34.06)
Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm)11.69.910.711.510.48.16.67.28.19.611.911.7117.3
Source: Meteociel[7]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^"Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^abcdeWikisource One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Villefranche-de-Rouergue".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 77.
  4. ^"Villefranche-de-Rouergue. Le jumelage avec Sarzana encore bien actif".ladepeche.fr (in French). La Depeche. 15 September 2018. Retrieved28 December 2020.
  5. ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Villefranche-de-Rouergue,EHESS(in French).
  6. ^Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^"Normales et records pour Villefranche-de-Rouergue (12)". Meteociel. Retrieved14 December 2024.

External links

[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related toVillefranche-de-Rouergue.
AveyronCommunes of theAveyron department
International
National
Geographic
Other
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Villefranche-de-Rouergue&oldid=1337633794"
Categories:
Hidden categories:
[8]ページ先頭
©2009-2026 Movatter.jp