Bozouls

Bozouls
An aerial view of Bozouls
An aerial view of Bozouls
Coat of arms of Bozouls
Location of Bozouls
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Bozouls is located in France
Bozouls
Bozouls
Bozouls is located in Occitanie
Bozouls
Bozouls
Coordinates: 44°28′17″N 2°43′17″E / 44.4714°N 2.7214°E / 44.4714; 2.7214
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementRodez
CantonCausse-Comtal
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Calmelly[1]
Area
1
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]

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