Lalevade-d'Ardèche

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

Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Commune
The church in Lalevade-d'Ardèche
Location of Lalevade-d'Ardèche
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Coordinates: 44°38′55″N 4°19′26″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Haute-Ardèche
Intercommunality	Ardèche des Sources et Volcans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Fialon[1]
Area 1	2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,153
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07127 /07380
Elevation	255–490 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.

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

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

• Communes of the Ardèche department