Albon-d'Ardèche

Albon-d'Ardèche
Albon-d'Ardèche
Commune
	Albon d'Ardèche main street
	Location of Albon-d'Ardèche
	Albon-d'Ardèche Albon-d'Ardèche
	Coordinates: 44°49′20″N 4°25′43″E / 44.8222°N 4.4286°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton	Haut-Eyrieux
Intercommunality	Val'Eyrieux
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Frédéric Picard
Area 1	9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population (2021)	158
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07006 /07190
Elevation	567–1,112 m (1,860–3,648 ft) ; (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Albon-d'Ardèche is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albonnais or Albonnaises^[2]

Geography

Albon-d'Ardèche is located some 25 km west of Livron-sur-Drome and about 30 km east of Langogne. The commune is traversed by the D102 coming east from Mézilhac through the village and continuing east to Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut. The D211 also traverses the commune in the south running east from the D122 to Saint-Pierreville. Grand Feouzet in the south of the commune is accessed from this road via country roads. There is a considerable amount of forest in the commune and a little farming.^[3]

The Glueyre river passes through the commune from west to east fed by a number of streams in the commune. The river passes through the village and continues east to join the Eyrieux river at Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut.^[3]

Localities, villages and areas

Féouzet (and Grand Féouzet)
Serrepuy
La Neuve
Crouzet
Ribier
La Sauzée
Pouchet
Rouvier
Le Priouret
La Pra
Rémus
Le Fay
La Grangette
La Combe
Le Pendey
Tauzuc

Neighbouring communes and towns^[3]

History

The Communes of Albon d'Ardèche and Marcols-les-Eaux formed the village of Marcol until 1912.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Albon d'Ardèche^[4]

From	To	Name
1912	1919	Auguste Giraud
1919	1923	Elie Seauve
1923	1929	Marcel Magnan
1929	1945	Gaston Bonnet
1945	1953	Elie Berthaud
1953	1958	Gaston Bonnet
1958	1975	Albert Brotte
1975	1983	Fernand Flandrin
1983	1989	Louis Lextrait
1989	1995	Jean Louis Chirouze
1995	1997	Pierre Dumas
1997	2000	René Blache
2000	2001	Gisèle Nury
2001	2010	Michel Filippi
2010	Current	Frédéric Picard

(Not all data is known)

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	160	—
2007	159	−0.6%
2008	158	−0.6%
2009	157	−0.6%
2010	156	−0.6%
2011	157	+0.6%
2012	159	+1.3%
2013	160	+0.6%
2014	162	+1.2%
2015	159	−1.9%
2016	159	+0.0%

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively old. The rate of persons above the age of 60 years (41.1%) is higher than the national rate (21.8%) and departmental level (26.8%). Unlike national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is greater than the female population (54.4% against 48.7% nationally and 49.1% at the departmental level).

The distribution of the population of the municipality by age groups is, in 2008, as follows:

54.4% of men (0–14 years = 16.3%, 15–29 years = 8.1%, 30–44 years = 17.4%, 45–59 years = 26.7%, more 60 years = 31.4%);
45.6% of women (0–14 years = 9.7%, 15–29 years = 11.1%, 30–44 years = 15.3%, 45–59 years = 11.1%, more than 60 years = 52.8%).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Albon d'Ardèche and Ardèche Department in 2008

	Albon	Albon	Ardèche	Ardèche
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	16.3	9.7	18.7	16.9
15 to 29 Years	8.1	11.1	15.5	14.2
30 to 44 Years	17.4	15.3	20.2	19.2
45 to 59 Years	26.7	11.1	21.7	20.6
60 to 74 Years	24.4	34.7	15.7	16.0
75 to 89 Years	7.0	18.1	7.8	11.6
90 Years+	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.5