Decazeville (France)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
דקאזוויל (צרפת)
Name (Latin)
Decazeville (France)
Other forms of name
La Sala (France)
Sala (France)
Coordinates
2.255555555 2.255555555 44.55916667 44.55916667 (gooearth )
E0021500 E0021500 N0443300 N0443300 (geonames )
Associated country
France
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 130205933
Wikidata: Q591281
Library of congress: n 82056075
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 44°33ʹ00ʺN 002°15ʹ00ʺE)
  • Lajoie-Mazenc, R. Déracinés et proscrits, 1966.
  • La Sala, 1991:cover (Decazeville)

Wikipedia description:

Decazeville (Occitan: La Sala) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region in southern France. The commune was created in the 19th century because of the Industrial Revolution and was named after the Duke of Decazes (1780–1860), the founder of the factory that created the town. Viviez-Decazeville station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Figeac and Rodez.

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