Rodez
Rodez | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
A general view of Rodez | |
Location of Rodez | |
| Coordinates: 44°21′02″N 2°34′30″E / 44.3506°N 2.5750°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Rodez |
| Canton | Rodez-1, Rodez-2 and Rodez-Onet |
| Intercommunality | Rodez Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Teyssèdre (LREM) |
Area 1 | 11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 24,136 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12202 /12000 |
| Elevation | 501–643 m (1,644–2,110 ft) (avg. 627 m or 2,057 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rodez (French pronunciation: [ʁɔdɛs] ⓘ, [ʁɔdɛz] ⓘ, locally: [ʁoˈðɛs]; Occitan: Rodés, [ruˈðes]) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of the communauté d'agglomération Rodez Agglomération, of the First Constituency of Aveyron as well as of the general Council of Aveyron.
Former capital of the Rouergue, the city is seat of the Diocese of Rodez and Vabres.