Balazuc

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Balazuc
The Ardèche River in Balazuc
The Ardèche River in Balazuc
Location of Balazuc
Map
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementLargentière
CantonVallon-Pont-d'Arc
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Josiane Delsart
Area
1
18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
331
 • Density18/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07023 /07120
Elevation113–379 m (371–1,243 ft)
(avg. 159 m or 522 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Balazuc

Balazuc is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

It was the castellany of the troubadour Guillem de Balaun.

It is the subject of the book 'The Stones of Balazuc' by Yale historian John M. Merriman.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962248—    
1968218−12.1%
1975213−2.3%
1982275+29.1%
1990277+0.7%
1999337+21.7%
2008331−1.8%

See also

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