Lanarce

Lanarce (French pronunciation: [lanaʁs]; Occitan: La Narsa) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Lanarce
Commune
The Auberge rouge in Lanarce
Location of Lanarce
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Coordinates: 44°43′45″N 4°00′14″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Haute-Ardèche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Jacquemin[1]
Area 1	22.37 km2 (8.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	209
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07130 /07660
Elevation	1,094–1,412 m (3,589–4,633 ft) (avg. 1,185 m or 3,888 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village of Lanarce, situated along a busy road between Montélimar to Le Puy-en-Velay demonstrates the difficulty of Ardeche mountain life. Built more than 1000m above sea level, it is covered in snowdrifts and swamps, depending on the season. Lanarce has interesting volcanic geography, with bog-filled maars—low volcanic craters.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	377	—
1975	310	−2.76%
1982	280	−1.44%
1990	248	−1.51%
1999	199	−2.42%
2007	173	−1.73%
2012	158	−1.80%
2017	200	+4.83%
Source: INSEE[3]

Local sites

• The Auberge de Peyrebeille, or Auberge rouge, an old inn now serving as a museum covering the many murders that took place in the first half of the 19th century. It remains more or less as it was in 1833, when Jean Rochette and Mr & Mrs Martin were executed. It is now surrounded by more modern buildings: a motel, a restaurant and a service station.
• The "ferme de Bourlatier" (in the commune of Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades)

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department