Lalouvesc

Lalouvesc
Commune
A general view of Lalouvesc
Coat of arms
Location of Lalouvesc
Lalouvesc Lalouvesc
Coordinates: 45°07′15″N 4°32′08″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton	Haut-Vivarais
Intercommunality	Val d'Ay
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Couette
Area 1	10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	377
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07128 /07520
Elevation	716–1,256 m (2,349–4,121 ft) (avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lalouvesc is a commune in the Ardèche department in the southern east region of France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 429 —     1800 407 −5.1% 1806 480 +17.9% 1821 525 +9.4% 1831 690 +31.4% 1836 748 +8.4% 1841 819 +9.5% 1846 784 −4.3% 1851 842 +7.4% 1856 1,028 +22.1% 1861 1,075 +4.6% 1866 1,241 +15.4% 1872 1,104 −11.0% 1876 1,162 +5.3% 1881 1,015 −12.7% 1886 1,098 +8.2% 1891 1,112 +1.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,148 +3.2% 1901 1,098 −4.4% 1906 949 −13.6% 1911 922 −2.8% 1921 744 −19.3% 1926 765 +2.8% 1931 871 +13.9% 1936 794 −8.8% 1946 759 −4.4% 1954 687 −9.5% 1962 608 −11.5% 1968 559 −8.1% 1975 470 −15.9% 1982 487 +3.6% 1990 514 +5.5% 1999 497 −3.3% 2008 498 +0.2%

Sights

The Basilica of St. Regis, designed in Byzantine Revival style and completed in 1877, contains the relics of St. John Francis Regis (Jean-François Régis). The windows of the basilica recount the life of the saint and the frescoes in the choir tell the history of pilgrimages to the place. The basilica includes a museum for visitors.

The house where the saint died, on 31 December 1640, is located nearby and has been transformed into a sanctuary.

Personalities

St. Thérèse Couderc, co-founder of the Sisters of the Cenacle, also is buried in Lalouvesc.

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department