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Lalevade-d'Ardèche

Lalevade-d'Ardèche
The church in Lalevade-d'Ardèche
The church in Lalevade-d'Ardèche
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Location of Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Lalevade-d'Ardèche is located in France
Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Location within France
Lalevade-d'Ardèche is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
 (2023)[2]
1,120
 • Density493/km2 (1,280/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.

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

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

Old train station, now the town hall

Economy

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

Population

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

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lalevade-d'Ardèche, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE