Arques, Aveyron


Arques is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arcasois or Arcasoises

Geography

Arques is located some 16 km east by south-east of Rodez and 6 km south of Laissac. Access to the commune is by road D29 from Agen-d'Aveyron in the north-west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south-east to Ségur. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Mazet in the eastern arm of the commune and Moulin Fabre and Recoules south of the village. Except for two forests in the north the commune is entirely farmland.
The Ruisseau des Gardies rises in the north of the commune and flows south through the village joining the Viaur south of the village. The Ruisseau de Clauverhes rises in the north-east of the commune and flows south-east to join the Viaur south of the village. The Viaur river flows from the south-west through the southern part of the commune and forming part of the southern border before continuing west to the Barrage of Pont-de-Salars then continuing west to eventually join the Aveyron river at Saint-Martin-Laguépie.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The word Arques derives from the Latin arx meaning "fortress".

History

The lordship of Arques extended over the Palanges mountains and included the current commune of the same name plus two enclaves currently in the communes of Segur and Vézins-de-Lévézou. Arques is mentioned in a donation to the Abbey of Conques in 1079. It was later attached to the Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu. It was a dependency of the Lordship of Montrozier, under the Count of Rodez, then of the king.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
17921793Jean Clusel
17931796Laurens Carrie
17961800François Routaboul
18001805Jean-Louis Fabre
18051836Jean Clusel
18361837Firmin Carrie
18371847Jean Victor Clusel
18471848Pierre François Gineste
18481870Basile Gineste
18701876Louis Poujade
18761892Henri Marican
18921900Casimir Fabre
19001904Henri Marican
19041916Basile Gineste
19161919Joseph Amans
19191935Marty Bru

;Mayors from 1935
FromToNamePartyPosition
19351965Joseph Amans
19651976Albert Gineste
19761977Guy Gineste
1977CurrentBernard AndrieuUMP then LR

Population

Distribution of Age Groups

The table below compares the gender and age of the population with that of the department of Aveyron in the year 2009. Unlike national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is greater than the female population.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Arques and Aveyron Department in 2009
ArquesArquesAveyronAveyron
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years11.314.316.715.1
15 to 29 Years19.410.715.113.4
30 to 44 Years17.717.918.917.8
45 to 59 Years30.628.621.620.3
60 to 74 Years9.710.716.917.5
75 to 89 Years11.317.910.214.2
90 Years+0.00.00.61.7

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