| Montbazens | ||
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Sculpture in Montbazens
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| Coordinates: 44°28′39″N 2°13′47″E / 44.4775°N 2.2297°ECoordinates: 44°28′39″N 2°13′47″E / 44.4775°N 2.2297°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-de-Rouergue | |
| Canton | Lot et Montbazinois | |
| Intercommunality | Plateau de Montbazens | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Catalan | |
| Area1 | 17.48 km2 (6.75 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,343 | |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12148 /12220 | |
| Elevation | 340–508 m (1,115–1,667 ft) (avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Montbazens is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Montbazens is situated in the Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees region (now part of the Occitanie region), in the southern-centre of France at 31 km from Rodez, the department capital. (General information: Montbazens is 487 km from Paris). Popular places to visit nearby include Peyrusse-le-Roc at 7 km and Belcastel at 13 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions.[1] Since 1954 there has been numbers UFO sightings in Montbazens.[2]