Anglars-Saint-Félix (Languedocien: Anglars de Rinhac) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Geography Anglars-Saint-Félix is located some 20 km north-east of Villefranche-de-Rouergue and 30 km west by north-west of Rodez. It can be accessed by road D1 from Lanuéjouls to the village which then continues to the eastern border of the commune where it changes to the D994 and continues east to Rodez. There is also the D61 road from Prévinquières in the south to the village then continuing north to join the D994 west of Roussennac. The D156 also goes from the village to Privezac in the west. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of:
Anglares Aubignac La Bezonie La Bonnaurie Le Bruel La Carreyrie Lespeliguie Linrezie La Remise Revel Saint-Felix Segala Le Tronc
The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.Google Maps
The commune is traversed by the Alzou river through the centre from east to west. Many tributaries join the Alzou including the Ruisseau de la Besade from the north, the Ruisseau de Filloise and the Ruisseau de Carbonnieres from the south.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France
From To Name Party Position 1791 1793 Antoine Lacout 1793 1796 Jean Couffin 1796 1803 Jean-Pierre Vernhes 1803 1812 Jean Bricard 1812 1816 Jean Viguié 1816 1830 Jean Couffin 1830 1838 Jean Viguié 1838 1860 Augustin de Colonge 1860 1869 Amans Thibon 1869 1869 Henri Davet Acting Assistant 1869 1869 Barthélémy Viguié 1869 1876 Pierre Rey 1876 1876 Hippolyte Maurel 1876 1878 Hippolyte Couffin 1878 1883 Barthélémy Viguié 1883 1884 Barthélémy Marty Acting 1st Adviser 1884 1888 Antoine Ginestat 1888 1892 Joseph Couffin 1892 1929 Jean Aussibal
Mayors from 1929
From To Name Party 1929 1953 Henri Couffin 1953 1964 Marcel Costes 1964 1965 Maurice Bourdy 1965 1977 Joseph Bastide 1977 1994 Jean Pomier 1995 2005 Raymond Bastide DVD 2005 2026 Dominique Rouquette DVD then UDI
Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anglélixois or Anglélixoises in French.Le nom des habitants du 12 - Aveyron, habitants.fr
Sites and Monuments The Church of Saint Clair has three items that are registered as historical objects: A Baptismal font (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stoup (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Cabinet for the baptismal font (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Cultural events and festivities The village fair is held on the first Sunday of June.
For 23 years, as part of its votive festival, the village of Anglars has transformed into a living museum. 250 extras dress at this time for an afternoon to reenact life a century ago. There is also the revival of old crafts, scenes of life, typical characters in the life of a village, teams of oxen, horses, baking bread etc. To see this reconstruction viewers move through the village from scene to scene and at any time can become actors. Admission is free.
In 2013 about 7,000 people came to the festival with 5,000 on the Sunday. Each time of year had its activities: haymaking and threshing in summer; cider, chestnuts and corn in the autumn; in the evening: frittons and hemp work in winter, sheep shearing and Palm Sunday blessings in spring. Fifty skits depict these events and also old trades and essential works that are made every year. The musical program is varied throughout the weekend: traditional dancing and a concert with Brick a drac (Festive Occitan) on Friday, banda and dancing with the band Utopia (variety rock) on Saturday, and Escloupeto (folk group) accordion orchestra with David Firmin and a recital by Andre Roques (the author of "My Aveyron") with their singer on Sunday. All concerts are free including the show on Sunday.
See also Communes of the Aveyron department
References
External links Photos from the 18th Anglars Fair (2008) Anglars-Saint-Félix on the National Geographic Institute website Anglars-Saint-Félix on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Anglars and St. Felix de Rignac on the 1750 Cassini Map