Bozouls

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bozouls

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Calmelly^[1]Area

69.69 km² (26.91 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,978 • Density43/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

12033 /12340

Elevation355–711 m (1,165–2,333 ft)
(avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bozouls (French pronunciation: [bozul]; Occitan: Boason) is a commune in the southern French department of Aveyron.

It is located on Route Maquis de Jean Pierre (D20), 23 kilometers northeast of Rodez.

It sits on the edge of a gorge created by the river Dourdou de Conques.^[3]

Bozouls is the setting of the 2024 neo-noir television series Monsieur Spade from AMC and Canal+.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,701	—
1975	1,817	+0.95%
1982	2,032	+1.61%
1990	2,060	+0.17%
1999	2,329	+1.37%
2007	2,759	+2.14%
2012	2,742	−0.12%
2017	2,871	+0.92%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Notable people and residents in Bozouls

Richard Belzer - American actor

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "French Town Teeters on Edge of 'Hole'". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "'Monsieur Spade' Review: Clive Owen Gives AMC's France-Set Sam Spade Series a Raison d'Etre". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 January 2024.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE