Surface area:
8,735 km2 (5th largest French county)
Elevation:
varying from 144 m to 1,463 m
Land Use (2003):
Arable soil use: 59% - wood and forest 30%, others 11%
Population:
263,808 inhabitants in 1999 : rural pop.: 56.5% - urban pop.: 43.5%
Population Density:
30 inhabitants/km2 (Midi-Pyrénées: 56 inhabitants /km2 - France: 95 inhabitants/km2)
Principal Communities:
Communauté d’Agglomération du Grand Rodez: 52,852 inhab.
Communauté de Communes de Millau Grands Causses: 27,641 inhab.
Communauté de Communes du Bassin Decazeville/Aubin: 17,876 inhab.
Communauté de Communes du Villefranchois: 16,861 inhab.
Employment:
Total Employment on 1 Jan., 2004: 107,883 (Farming 13%, Industry 16.7%, Construction 7.3%, Tertiary 63)
Salaried Jobs on 1 Jan., 2004: 86,838
Unemployment rate in June 2004: 5.8% (Midi-Pyrénées : 9.6% - France : 9.9%)
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