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Montbazens

Montbazens
Commune
Sculpture in Montbazens
Sculpture in Montbazens
Coat of arms of Montbazens
Coat of arms
Montbazens is located in France
Montbazens
Montbazens
Coordinates: 44°28′39″N 2°13′47″E / 44.4775°N 2.2297°E / 44.4775; 2.2297Coordinates: 44°28′39″N 2°13′47″E / 44.4775°N 2.2297°E / 44.4775; 2.2297
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Aveyron
Arrondissement Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Canton Lot et Montbazinois
Intercommunality Plateau de Montbazens
Government
 • 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)

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.

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]


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