Réquista
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Réquista | ||
| Coordinates: 44°02′00″N 2°32′10″E / 44.0333°N 2.5361°ECoordinates: 44°02′00″N 2°32′10″E / 44.0333°N 2.5361°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Aveyron | |
| Arrondissement | Rodez | |
| Canton | Réquista | |
| Intercommunality | Réquistanais | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Eric Bula | |
| Area1 | 59.32 km2 (22.90 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,065 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12197 / 12170 | |
| Elevation |
207–670 m (679–2,198 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Réquista (Occitan: Requistar, primarily Ric Estar) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,734 | — |
| 1800 | 2,546 | −6.9% |
| 1806 | 3,663 | +43.9% |
| 1821 | 3,709 | +1.3% |
| 1831 | 3,547 | −4.4% |
| 1836 | 4,025 | +13.5% |
| 1841 | 4,185 | +4.0% |
| 1846 | 3,874 | −7.4% |
| 1851 | 4,380 | +13.1% |
| 1856 | 4,354 | −0.6% |
| 1861 | 4,207 | −3.4% |
| 1866 | 4,017 | −4.5% |
| 1872 | 4,330 | +7.8% |
| 1876 | 3,751 | −13.4% |
| 1881 | 3,387 | −9.7% |
| 1886 | 3,347 | −1.2% |
| 1891 | 3,334 | −0.4% |
| 1896 | 2,821 | −15.4% |
| 1901 | 2,776 | −1.6% |
| 1906 | 2,884 | +3.9% |
| 1911 | 2,655 | −7.9% |
| 1921 | 2,606 | −1.8% |
| 1926 | 2,562 | −1.7% |
| 1931 | 2,500 | −2.4% |
| 1936 | 2,587 | +3.5% |
| 1946 | 2,604 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 2,583 | −0.8% |
| 1962 | 2,405 | −6.9% |
| 1968 | 2,482 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 2,625 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 2,512 | −4.3% |
| 1990 | 2,243 | −10.7% |
| 1999 | 2,060 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | 2,065 | +0.2% |
In other languages
the french region - commune- of Réquista in english is pronounced Request which is also an acceptable and well recognized name of the region - commune -
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