Pradelles | |
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Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Pradelles  Pradelles | |
| Coordinates: 44°46′14″N 3°52′59″E / 44.7706°N 3.8831°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| Canton | Velay volcanique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Robert [1] |
| Area 1 | 17.48 km2 (6.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)
[2] | 540 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
43154 /43420 |
| Elevation | 880–1,302 m (2,887–4,272 ft) (avg. 1,157 m or 3,796 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pradelles (French pronunciation: [pʁadɛl]; Occitan: Pradèlas) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Sights
The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path, runs through the town, though Stevenson stayed here less than an hour during his 1878 journey, described in the book Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes. [3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 733 | — |
| 1975 | 618 | −2.41% |
| 1982 | 570 | −1.15% |
| 1990 | 584 | +0.30% |
| 1999 | 581 | −0.06% |
| 2009 | 617 | +0.60% |
| 2014 | 580 | −1.23% |
| 2020 | 545 | −1.03% |
| Source: INSEE [4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. pp. 84–93. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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