Lalevade-d'Ardèche (French pronunciation: [lalvad daʁdɛʃ]; Occitan: La Levada d'Ardecha) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Lalevade-d'Ardèche
The church in Lalevade-d'Ardèche
The church in Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Location of Lalevade-d'Ardèche
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Lalevade-d'Ardèche is located in France
Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Lalevade-d'Ardèche is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Coordinates: 44°38′55″N 4°19′26″E / 44.6486°N 4.3239°E / 44.6486; 4.3239
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementLargentière
CantonHaute-Ardèche
IntercommunalityArdèche des Sources et Volcans
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Fialon[1]
Area
1
2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,143
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07127 /07380
Elevation255–490 m (837–1,608 ft)
(avg. 263 m or 863 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the commune with the smallest area in the department.

Old train station, now the town hall

Economy edit

In the 19th century, the commune was an active industrial center, with coal mines and tanneries. Today, the economy is dominated by tourism.

Population edit

The population has remained relatively stable since 1903, when it ceded part of its territory to the new commune Pont-de-Labeaume.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 640—    
1800 695+1.18%
1806 766+1.63%
1821 934+1.33%
1831 1,157+2.16%
1836 1,225+1.15%
1841 1,228+0.05%
1846 1,311+1.32%
1851 1,320+0.14%
1856 1,249−1.10%
1861 1,332+1.30%
1866 1,288−0.67%
1872 1,428+1.73%
1876 1,594+2.79%
1881 1,677+1.02%
1886 1,800+1.43%
1891 1,996+2.09%
1896 1,976−0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,088+1.11%
1906 1,349−8.37%
1911 1,288−0.92%
1921 1,301+0.10%
1926 1,264−0.58%
1931 1,278+0.22%
1936 1,108−2.81%
1946 1,124+0.14%
1954 1,096−0.31%
1962 1,129+0.37%
1968 1,150+0.31%
1975 1,199+0.60%
1982 1,103−1.19%
1990 1,012−1.07%
1999 1,032+0.22%
2007 1,177+1.66%
2012 1,160−0.29%
2017 1,107−0.93%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lalevade-d'Ardèche, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE