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Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
Commune
	A general view of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
	Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
	Coordinates: 44°35′29″N 2°55′19″E / 44.5914°N 2.9219°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aveyron
Arrondissement	Rodez
Canton	Aubrac et Carladez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christiane Marfin
Area 1	78.65 km2 (30.37 sq mi)
Population (2022)	517
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	12214 /12470
Elevation	560–1,405 m (1,837–4,610 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃeli dobʁak]; Languedocien: Sanch Èli d'Aubrac or Sench Eli d'Aubrac) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France about 7 kilometres from Aubrac.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	726	—
1975	606	−2.55%
1982	556	−1.22%
1990	547	−0.20%
1999	532	−0.31%
2009	551	+0.35%
2014	544	−0.26%
2020	518	−0.81%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Location

The town is in a large and beautiful green valley on the GR 65, the Way of Saint James pilgrim route. When travelling on the long distance footpath, Saint Chély d'Aubrac is the next town after Aubrac. Going down a wild, wooded valley, the walker discovers this little town in a large clearing and comes into the town by the old bridge with its pilgrim's cross, like the pilgrims of the past.

The town of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac is recognized by UNESCO as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. The Bridge of the Pilgrims is specifically named as part of this designation.^[4]