La Cavalerie

La Cavalerie (French pronunciation: [la kavalʁi]; Occitan: La Cavalariá) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. During the 1970s it became the focal point of peasant resistance to the proposed extension of the Larzac military training base, just to the north.

La Cavalerie
Restored ramparts
Location of La Cavalerie
La Cavalerie
La Cavalerie
Coordinates: 44°00′35″N 3°09′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementMillau
CantonCausses-Rougiers
Government
  Mayor (20202026) François Rodriguez
Area
1
40.56 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
2,195
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12063 /12230
Elevation764–892 m (2,507–2,927 ft)
(avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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