Les Assions
Les Assions | |
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 View of the village at the foot of Puech | |
Location of Les Assions  | |
  Les Assions  Les Assions | |
| Coordinates: 44°25′20″N 4°10′28″E / 44.4222°N 4.1744°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Largentière |
| Canton | Les Cévennes ardéchoises |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Vans Cévennes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Legras[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.88 km2 (5.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 770 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07017 /07140 |
| Elevation | 122–329 m (400–1,079 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Assions is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.
Geography[edit]
Les Assions is located some 35 km south-west of Aubenas and 5 km north-east of Les Vans. Access to the commune is by the D104A road from Lablachère in the north passing through the heart of the commune just east of the village and continuing south to join the D295 near Vompdes. The D452 branches off the D104A in the commune and goes east by a circuitous route to the Village de Vacances Francaises de Casteljau. The D104 from Lablachère to Saint-Paul-le-Jeune forms the eastern border of the commune. Access to the village is by a country road (Le Village) branching north from the D104A in the south of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Bosc in the west, Le Bourel and La Ribeyrie to the north-east and Champetier-Haut in the north. The commune east of the Salindres river is mostly wasteland and forest while the west side is mostly forest with farmland and residential areas.[3]
The Chassezac river forms the southern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Ardeche at Saint-Alban-Auriolles. The Riviere de Salindres flows south through the commune to join the Chassezac and several other tributaries rise in the commune and flow into the Chassezac.[3]
The vegetation includes predominantly oak trees, olive trees and chestnut trees.
Neighbouring communes and villages[3][edit]
Places adjacent to Les Assions | |
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Administration[edit]
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1848 | Boize[5] | |
| 1995 | Jean Duny | |
| 1995 | 2014 | Michel Moutet |
| 2014 | 2020 | Pascal Redon |
| 2020 | current | Emmanuel Legras |
Demography[edit]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Assionais or Assionaises in French.[6]
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Distribution of Age Groups[edit]
The population of the town is relatively old.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Les Assions and Ardèche Department in 2017
| Les Assions | Ardèche | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| 0 to 14 Years | 14.9 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 16.1 |
| 15 to 29 Years | 9.2 | 8.9 | 14.4 | 13.0 |
| 30 to 44 Years | 18.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 16.9 |
| 45 to 59 Years | 18.4 | 17.3 | 21.6 | 20.7 |
| 60 to 74 Years | 28.2 | 27.2 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| 75 to 89 Years | 11.1 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 11.2 |
| 90 Years+ | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Sites and monuments[edit]
- The abandoned village of Cornilhon
- The Clochans on the Plateau des Gras
- The Chapel of Sainte-Apollonie from the 19th century on top of the Puech
- The Church of Saint-Apollinaire, rebuilt in the 17th and 19th centuries on the ruins of a Roman church
The Church of Saint-Apollinaire contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
- Statue: Saint Apollinaire (19th century)
[11] - 2 Processional Crosses (19th century)[12]
- A Bronze Bell (1670)[13]
- Gallery
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Cornhilon - the abandoned village -
Clochan on the Plateau des Gras -
Clochan on the Plateau des Gras -
The Chapel of Sainte-Apollonie on the Puech -
The Church of Saint-Apollinaire -
The Plateau des Gras -
A path on the Plateau des Gras
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Éric Darrieux, The welcome of the Second Republic to a village in Ardèche, in Rives nord-méditerranéennes, Paysans et pouvoirs local, le temps des révolutions, Online on 22 July 2005, consulted on 16 May 2013
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Assions, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune des Assions (07017)
- ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Ardèche (07)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000483 Statue: Saint Apollinaire (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000482 2 Processional Crosses (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000031 Bronze Bell (in French)
External links[edit]
- Les Assions on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aßion on the 1750 Cassini Map
