Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance

(2022–2026) Patrick Roques ^[1]Area

11.14 km² (4.30 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

604 • Density54/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

12248 /12380

Elevation288–662 m (945–2,172 ft)
(avg. 290 m or 950 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sɛʁnɛ̃ syʁ ʁɑ̃s], literally Saint-Sernin on Rance; Occitan: Sent Sarnin) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	692	—
1968	693	+0.1%
1975	632	−8.8%
1982	604	−4.4%
1990	563	−6.8%
1999	530	−5.9%
2008	674	+27.2%

Notable people

Victor of Aveyron, feral child, found in the commune on January 8, 1800.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.