Albon-d'Ardèche
Geography
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.
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.
Localities, villages and areas
- 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
History
The Communes of Albon d'Ardèche and Marcols-les-Eaux formed the village of Marcol until 1912.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Albon d'Ardèche
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
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albonnais or Albonnaises in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 |
Distribution of Age Groups
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 |
Source: INSEE
Gallery
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The east of the village
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The Municipal Cemetery
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The Temple in the village
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The Garnier Quarter
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The Périchon Quarter
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An old house in the village
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A General View of the village
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The summit of Serre de Champ Maux
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The Graveyre ancient volcano
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The old Barry Mill
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The bridge at Albon d'Ardèche
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View of Grand Féouzet from the south
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The oven of Féouzet
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The old grinding mill at La Neuve
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche, habitants.fr
- ^ 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
- 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