Lamastre

Lamastre (French pronunciation: [lamastʁ]; Occitan: La Mastra) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It lies on the river Doux. The Chemin de fer du Vivarais, a metre-gauge tourist railway, connects Lamastre with Tournon-sur-Rhône.

Lamastre
Commune
The shopping area in Lamastre
Coat of arms
Location of Lamastre
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Coordinates: 44°59′11″N 4°34′54″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton	Haut-Vivarais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Vallon[1]
Area 1	25.45 km2 (9.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,336
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07129 /07270
Elevation	342–860 m (1,122–2,822 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,800 —     1800 2,090 +2.16% 1806 1,798 −2.48% 1821 2,029 +0.81% 1831 2,218 +0.89% 1836 2,260 +0.38% 1841 2,423 +1.40% 1846 2,561 +1.11% 1851 2,501 −0.47% 1856 2,502 +0.01% 1861 2,925 +3.17% 1866 3,000 +0.51% 1872 3,180 +0.98% 1876 3,313 +1.03% 1881 3,209 −0.64% 1886 3,260 +0.32% 1891 3,693 +2.53% 1896 3,763 +0.38%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,759 −0.02% 1906 3,735 −0.13% 1911 3,663 −0.39% 1921 3,514 −0.41% 1926 3,712 +1.10% 1931 3,727 +0.08% 1936 3,674 −0.29% 1946 3,241 −1.25% 1954 3,361 +0.46% 1962 3,228 −0.50% 1968 3,247 +0.10% 1975 3,058 −0.85% 1982 3,007 −0.24% 1990 2,717 −1.26% 1999 2,467 −1.07% 2007 2,541 +0.37% 2012 2,426 −0.92% 2017 2,318 −0.91%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department