Chasseradès

Chasseradès (French pronunciation: [ʃasʁadɛs]; Occitan: Chassaradés) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mont Lozère et Goulet.^[2] Its population was 152 in 2022.^[1]

Chasseradès
Part of Mont Lozère et Goulet
The church tower and surrounding buildings, in Chasseradès
Location of Chasseradès
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Coordinates: 44°33′07″N 3°49′36″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lozère
Arrondissement	Mende
Canton	Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez
Commune	Mont Lozère et Goulet
Area 1	61.93 km2 (23.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	152
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	48250
Elevation	951–1,482 m (3,120–4,862 ft) (avg. 1,171 m or 3,842 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson stayed at an inn in the village of Chasseradès on the night of 27 September 1878, as recounted in his book Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes.^[3] The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path following Stevenson's approximate route, runs through the village.^[4]

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Chassezac.

See also

• Communes of the Lozère department