Lalevade-d'Ardèche

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Commune
The church in Lalevade-d'Ardèche
The church in Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Location of Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Map
(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.

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

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

Population

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

References

  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" (in French). 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
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