Viala-du-Tarn

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Viala-du-Tarn

(2020–2026) Gérard Descotte^[1]Area

38.56 km² (14.89 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

526 • Density14/km² (35/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

12296 /12490

Elevation300–1,050 m (980–3,440 ft)
(avg. 569 m or 1,867 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Viala-du-Tarn (French pronunciation: [vjala dy taʁn], literally Viala of the Tarn; Occitan: Lo Vialar de Tarn) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

The town of Le Viala dates from Medieval times and contains several interesting towers built in the 14th century. The administration of the Commune maintains a popular swimming beach and small boat access point on the Tarn.

One such tower is pictured at right. Owned by the patriarch of a prominent Anglo-Saxon family, it was renovated from 1985–present.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	516	—
1968	671	+30.0%
1975	581	−13.4%
1982	539	−7.2%
1990	533	−1.1%
1999	525	−1.5%
2008	541	+3.0%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.