Arvieu


Arvieu is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arvieunois or Arvieunoises.

Geography

Arvieu is located some 23 km south by south-east of Rodez and 7 km north of Alrance. Access to the commune is by the D56 road from Pont-de-Salars in the north-east passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to Durenque. The D82 branches off the D56 north of the village and goes north to Flavin. The D577 branches off the D56 in the south of the commune and goes west to Salmiech. The commune is entirely farmland except for some small patches of forest.
The eastern border of the commune is the Lac de Pareloup. The Céor river rises in the east of the commune and flows west through the village then south forming part of the western border before continuing west to join the Viaur at Saint-Just-sur-Viaur. The Ruisseau de Glauzeilles rises in the north of the commune flowing west then south-west, forming the north-eastern border of the commune, to join the Céor. The Ruisseau de Calieres rises in the east of the commune and flows north to join the Vioulou just north of the commune.

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History

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
17891793Pierre Lacombe
17931796Jean Blancpauly
17961797Joseph Dufieu
17971799Amans Gaubert
17991801François Robert
18011816Léonard Bonnefous
18161821Pierre Long
18211826Léonard Bonnefous
18261830Pierre Long
18301843Régis Dufieu
18431848Léonard Bonnefous
18481851Hippolyte Bonnefous
18511854Gervais Rigal
18541865Jean Cayron
18651879Hippolyte Bonnefous
18791892Antoine Capron
18921901Hippolyte Bonnefous
19011904Pierre Salbat
19041913Hippolyte Bonnefous
19131929Victor Espinasse
19291935Hervé Canac
19351941Justin Fabie

;Mayors from 1941
FromToNamePartyPosition
19411945Victor Boudes
19451950Justin Mai
19501965Ernest Thubieres
19651983Raymond Almes
19831995Léonce Terral
19952008Raymond Vaysettes
20082014Claudine Bru
2014CurrentGilles Bounhol

Population

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage