Vals-les-Bains

Vals-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [vals le bɛ̃];^[3] Occitan: Vals) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Vals-les-Bains
Commune
The town hall in Vals-les-Bains
Coat of arms
Location of Vals-les-Bains
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Coordinates: 44°39′59″N 4°22′01″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Aubenas-1
Intercommunality	Bassin d'Aubenas
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Michel Ceysson[1]
Area 1	19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,479
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Demonym	Valsois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07331 /07600
Elevation	250–985 m (820–3,232 ft) (avg. 328 m or 1,076 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 2,063 —     1800 1,960 −0.73% 1806 2,090 +1.08% 1821 2,201 +0.35% 1831 2,355 +0.68% 1836 2,415 +0.50% 1841 2,789 +2.92% 1846 2,834 +0.32% 1851 2,875 +0.29% 1856 2,963 +0.60% 1861 2,800 −1.13% 1866 2,795 −0.04% 1872 3,240 +2.49% 1876 3,301 +0.47% 1881 3,410 +0.65% 1886 3,911 +2.78% 1891 3,684 −1.19% 1896 3,817 +0.71%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,025 +1.07% 1906 4,352 +1.57% 1911 4,414 +0.28% 1921 4,004 −0.97% 1926 4,218 +1.05% 1931 3,956 −1.27% 1936 3,691 −1.38% 1946 3,719 +0.08% 1954 3,843 +0.41% 1962 3,866 +0.07% 1968 4,190 +1.35% 1975 4,129 −0.21% 1982 3,933 −0.69% 1990 3,661 −0.89% 1999 3,536 −0.39% 2007 3,741 +0.71% 2012 3,412 −1.82% 2017 3,582 +0.98%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department