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Capdenac-Gare (Municipality, Aveyron, France)

Flag of Capdenac-Gare - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 29 September 2025

Presentation of Capdenac-Gare
Flag of Capdenac-Gare

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Presentation of Capdenac-Gare

Capdenac-Gare (4,391 inhabitants on 2,021 ha) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. The old village of Capdenac, in the department of Lot, is directly west of Capdenac-Gare, across the river Lot. As the name suggests, Capdenac-Gare is the home to the railway station serving Capdenac.

The history of the town of Capdenac-Gare began in 1857, when Charles de Morny, half-brother of Emperor Napoleon III, was at the head of the Compagnie d'Orléans. He was the one who initiated the route of the railway and the choice of the place called Tinsou in the commune of Saint-Julien-d'Empare for the location of the station. The Orléans company authenticated the name Capdenac-Gare in 1859. The railway originally stopped at Tinsou. Coming from Montauban, intended to reach the rapidly expanding Aubin-Decazeville coalfield via the Lot, this traffic then operated by river. The coal left the basin via the Lot then was brought to Tinsou and then left by train to Montauban. The development of the station was extremely rapid. In 1859, the station already occupied 13 hectares. In 1860, the line extended to Rodez. In 1862, the line from Brive to Capdenac was inaugurated, after Gustave Eiffel designed the metal bridge spanning the Lot. Parallel to the development of the station, the new town of Capdenac-Gare was built on a vast plain, which appeared almost deserted, with the exception of a few isolated hamlets (such as Boudonie and Peyrade), according to the Napoleonic land register. To house the employees and workers who worked at the station, the Compagnie d'Orl ans constructed a series of buildings called "barracks." In 1866, the commune of Saint-Julien-d'Empare reached 2,092 inhabitants. That same year, the Raynal et Roquelaure house took its first steps. Mr. Raynal had become the manager of the Buffet de la Gare and Mr. Roquelaure was its head chef. The fame of their products quickly spread beyond the town limits. This is when the canned food company that we still know today was created. On May 16, 1891, Capdenac was established as a commune. The commune of Saint-Julien-d'Empare then became Capdenac-Gare. The commune continued to develop and in 1899, a larger church was built than the previous one: Notre-Dame-des-Voyageurs.

Olivier Touzeau, 29 September 2025

Flag of Capdenac-Gare

The flag is white flag with logo: photo (2023), photo (2024).

Olivier Touzeau, 29 September 2025

Former flag of Capdenac-Gare

Former flag of Capdenac-Gare - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 29 September 2025

The former flag was white flag with the former logo: photo (2011).

Olivier Touzeau, 29 September 2025