Saint-Côme-d'Olt (
French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kom dɔlt], literally
Saint-Côme of Olt;
Occitan:
Sant Cosme) is a
commune in the
Aveyron department in southern
France. It is one of the
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France).
Geography
The commune is located in the Lot valley, near the confluence with the river called Boralde of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac.
Way of St. James
Saint-Côme-d'Olt with its twisted church spire is located on the Le Puy route (Latin: Via Podiensis, French: route du Puy) of the Way of St. James.
Pilgrims come from Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac. Their next stage is Espalion, and its church of Perse.
Population
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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|
1962 | 949 | — |
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|
1968 | 1,003 | +5.7% |
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1975 | 1,103 | +10.0% |
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1982 | 1,207 | +9.4% |
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1990 | 1,198 | −0.7% |
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1999 | 1,257 | +4.9% |
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2008 | 1,387 | +10.3% |
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Administration
List of mayors
| Term
|
Mayor
|
Party
|
| March 2001 to March 2008 |
Louis Morvan |
P.S
|
| March 2008 to 2014 |
Nathalie Auguy-Périé |
U.M.P
|
| March 2014 to 2020 and 2020-- |
Bernard Scheuer |
|
See also