Albon-d'Ardèche
Albon-d'Ardèche | |
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.JPG) Albon d'Ardèche main street | |
Location of Albon-d'Ardèche  | |
  Albon-d'Ardèche  Albon-d'Ardèche | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′20″N 4°25′43″E / 44.8222°N 4.4286°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Canton | Haut-Eyrieux |
| Intercommunality | Val'Eyrieux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Baconnier[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 158 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07006 /07190 |
| Elevation | 567–1,112 m (1,860–3,648 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Albon-d'Ardèche (French pronunciation: [albɔ̃ daʁdɛʃ]; Occitan: Aubon d'Ardecha) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.
Geography
[edit]Albon-d'Ardèche is located some 25 km west of Livron-sur-Drome and about 30 km east of Langogne. The commune is traversed by the D102 coming east from Mézilhac through the village and continuing east to Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut. The D211 also traverses the commune in the south running east from the D122 to Saint-Pierreville. Grand Feouzet in the south of the commune is accessed from this road via country roads. There is a considerable amount of forest in the commune and a little farming.[3]
The Glueyre river passes through the commune from west to east fed by a number of streams in the commune. The river passes through the village and continues east to join the Eyrieux river at Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut.[3]
Localities, villages and areas
[edit]- Féouzet (and Grand Féouzet)
- Serrepuy
- La Neuve
- Crouzet
- Ribier
- La Sauzée
- Pouchet
- Rouvier
- Le Priouret
- La Pra
- Rémus
- Le Fay
- La Grangette
- La Combe
- Le Pendey
- Tauzuc
Neighbouring communes and towns
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History
[edit]The Communes of Albon d'Ardèche and Marcols-les-Eaux formed the village of Marcol until 1912.
Administration
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List of Successive Mayors of Albon d'Ardèche[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1912 | 1919 | Auguste Giraud |
| 1919 | 1923 | Elie Seauve |
| 1923 | 1929 | Marcel Magnan |
| 1929 | 1945 | Gaston Bonnet |
| 1945 | 1953 | Elie Berthaud |
| 1953 | 1958 | Gaston Bonnet |
| 1958 | 1975 | Albert Brotte |
| 1975 | 1983 | Fernand Flandrin |
| 1983 | 1989 | Louis Lextrait |
| 1989 | 1995 | Jean Louis Chirouze |
| 1995 | 1997 | Pierre Dumas |
| 1997 | 2000 | René Blache |
| 2000 | 2001 | Gisèle Nury |
| 2001 | 2010 | Michel Filippi |
| 2010 | 2020 | Frédéric Picard |
| 2020 | Current | Alain Baconnier |
Population
[edit]The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albonnais or Albonnaises in French.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 276 | — |
| 1975 | 232 | −2.45% |
| 1982 | 180 | −3.56% |
| 1990 | 173 | −0.49% |
| 1999 | 165 | −0.52% |
| 2007 | 159 | −0.46% |
| 2012 | 159 | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 159 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Distribution of Age Groups
[edit]The population of the town is older than the departmental average.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Albon-d'Ardèche and Ardèche Department in 2017
| Albon-d'Ardèche | Ardèche | |||
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| Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| 0 to 14 Years | 12.2 | 10.1 | 17.7 | 16.1 |
| 15 to 29 Years | 14.4 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 13.0 |
| 30 to 44 Years | 15.6 | 13.0 | 17.3 | 16.9 |
| 45 to 59 Years | 25.6 | 33.3 | 21.6 | 20.7 |
| 60 to 74 Years | 21.1 | 8.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| 75 to 89 Years | 8.9 | 21.7 | 8.5 | 11.2 |
| 90 Years+ | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Gallery
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The east of the village -
The Municipal Cemetery -
The Temple in the village -
The Garnier Quarter -
The Périchon Quarter -
An old house in the village -
A General View of the village -
The summit of Serre de Champ Maux -
The Graveyre ancient volcano -
The old Barry Mill -
The bridge at Albon d'Ardèche -
View of Grand Féouzet from the south -
The oven of Féouzet -
The old grinding mill at La Neuve
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche, habitants.fr
- ^ a b Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Albon-d'Ardèche (07006)
- ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Ardèche (07)
External links
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- Albon-d'Ardèche official website Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Albon-d'Ardèche on the joint Inforoutes website (in French)
- Albon-d'Ardèche on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Albon-d'Ardèche on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Albon on the 1750 Cassini Map
