Vézins-de-Lévézou
Vézins-de-Lévézou | |
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The church in Vézins-de-Lévézou | |
Location of Vézins-de-Lévézou | |
| Coordinates: 44°16′48″N 2°57′12″E / 44.28°N 2.9533°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Millau |
| Canton | Raspes et Lévezou |
| Intercommunality | Lévézou Pareloup |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Ayrinhac |
Area 1 | 78.96 km2 (30.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 650 |
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12294 /12780 |
| Elevation | 713–1,155 m (2,339–3,789 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vézins-de-Lévézou (French pronunciation: [vezɛ̃ də levezu]; Languedocien: Vesinh) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
The Château de Vézins is a historical castle. The first fortress was built in 1120 by Vésian de Vézins to command the Lévézou district. Following a disastrous fire in 1642, the only remains of this original castle are the vaulted rooms of the ground floor. The castle was redeveloped in the Renaissance style.