Valleraugue
Appearance
Valleraugue | |
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Part of Val-d'Aigoual | |
![]() A general view of Valleraugue | |
Coordinates: 44°04′54″N 3°38′33″E / 44.0817°N 3.6425°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Le Vigan |
Canton | Le Vigan |
Commune | Val-d'Aigoual |
Area 1 | 78.35 km2 (30.25 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | 1,061 |
• Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 30570 |
Elevation | 294–1,567 m (965–5,141 ft) (avg. 367 m or 1,204 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Valleraugue (French pronunciation: [valʁoɡ]; Occitan: Valarauga) is a former commune in the Gard department in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Aigoual.[2]
Geography
[edit]Valleraugue is located in a deep valley of the Cévennes mountains, on the river Hérault.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 3,264 | — |
1851 | 4,190 | +28.4% |
1891 | 2,799 | −33.2% |
1946 | 1,401 | −49.9% |
1962 | 987 | −29.6% |
1968 | 1,017 | +3.0% |
1975 | 1,028 | +1.1% |
1982 | 1,041 | +1.3% |
1990 | 1,091 | +4.8% |
1999 | 1,009 | −7.5% |
2008 | 1,073 | +6.3% |
Sights
[edit]Picturesque medieval town, 26 bridges, most of them several centuries old.
Weather station
[edit]The Mont Aigoual weather station is located on the territory of the commune.
Personalities
[edit]Valleraugue was the birthplace of:
- Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau (1810–1892), naturalist was born at Berthézène, which is part of Valleraugue
- Francois Perrier (1835–1888), Brigadier-general and commander of the Légion d'honneur
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2016, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2018 (in French)
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