Laguiole

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Laguiole

(2020–2026) Vincent Alazard^[1]Area

63.06 km² (24.35 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,223 • Density19/km² (50/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

12119 /12210

Elevation868–1,342 m (2,848–4,403 ft)
(avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)Websitewww.laguiole12.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Laguiole ([lajɔl]; La Guiòla [laˈjɔlɔ] in Languedocien) is a commune in the southern French department of Aveyron.

It is known for its Laguiole cheese, which has an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (label of guaranteed origin), and as the birthplace of the Laguiole knife. The name of the village comes from la gleisòla, meaning a little church.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,282	—
1975	1,291	+0.10%
1982	1,231	−0.68%
1990	1,264	+0.33%
1999	1,248	−0.14%
2009	1,267	+0.15%
2014	1,239	−0.45%
2020	1,230	−0.12%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE