Cransac
Cransac (French pronunciation: [kʁɑ̃sak]) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Cransac station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Figeac and Rodez.
Smoke escaping from the "Burning Mountain"
The town was a coal-mining centre until the mine closed in 1962. Cransac has mineral springs, known in the middle ages. There are iron-mines in the neighbourhood. Hills to the north of the town contain disused coal-mines which have been on fire for centuries. About 8 kilometres (8,000 m) to the south is the fine Renaissance château of Bournazel, built for the most part by Jean de Buisson, baron of Bournazel, about 1545. The barony of Bournazel became a marquisate in 1624.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2,356 | — |
| 1968 | 3,244 | +37.7% |
| 1975 | 2,870 | −11.5% |
| 1982 | 2,520 | −12.2% |
| 1990 | 2,180 | −13.5% |
| 1999 | 1,821 | −16.5% |
| 2008 | 1,681 | −7.7% |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "The Burning Mountain". Experience (my) France. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cransac". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 378.
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