Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac

(2020–2026) Christiane Marfin^[1]Area

78.65 km² (30.37 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

518 • Density6.6/km² (17/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

12214 /12470

Elevation560–1,405 m (1,837–4,610 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃeli dobʁak]; Languedocien: Sanch Èli d'Aubrac or Sench Eli d'Aubrac) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France about 7 kilometres from Aubrac.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	726	—
1975	606	−2.55%
1982	556	−1.22%
1990	547	−0.20%
1999	532	−0.31%
2009	551	+0.35%
2014	544	−0.26%
2020	518	−0.81%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Location

The town is in a large and beautiful green valley on the GR 65, the Way of Saint James pilgrim route. When travelling on the long distance footpath, Saint Chély d'Aubrac is the next town after Aubrac. Going down a wild, wooded valley, the walker discovers this little town in a large clearing and comes into the town by the old bridge with its pilgrim's cross, like the pilgrims of the past.

The town of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac is recognized by UNESCO as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. The Bridge of the Pilgrims is specifically named as part of this designation.^[4]

Landscape

The town has been a member of the Natura 2000 network since August 2006. It hosts an annual chess festival.

Sights

Jardin botanique d'Aubrac

Gallery

Saint-Chély: landscape
Pilgrim's Cross
Medieval stone low reliefs
English possessions XVth

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ UNESCO World Heritage Convention. "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2 August 2022.