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Country
  
France

Department
  
Ardèche

Intercommunality
  
Pays d'Aubenas-Vals

Area
  
13.46 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 9:55 PM

Region
  
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Canton
  
Antraigues-sur-Volane

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
498 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Largentière

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 59% Humidity

Antraigues-sur-Volane (Occitan: Entraigas) is a French commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

Contents

Map of 07530 Antraigues-sur-Volane, France

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Antraiguains or Antraiguaines or alyternatively as Antraiguais or Antraiguaises

Location

Antraigues-sur-Volane is located 5 kilometres north of Vals-les-Bains and 14 km north of Aubenas. The village lies on the edge of the Ardèche Cévennes with the northern boundary ending at the Mézilhac Pass and the Vivarais Mountains.

Access to the commune is on the D578 road from Val-les-Bains in the south to the village then continuing north through the heart of the commune to Laviolle in the north. There is also the D254 going west from the D578 just outside the village via a mountainous route to Labastide-sur-Besorgues in the west. Similarly the D318 road goes east from the village by a mountainous route to Genestelle in the east. The commune is mountainous with some mountain roads accessing parts of the commune.

Hydrology

The Volane river flows from the north through the commune where it is joined by many tributaries including the Ruisseau de Rouyon, the Ruisseau du Bouchet, the Ruisseau des Fuels, the Rivière de Bise, the Ruisseau de Coupe (which forms the southern border of the commune), and many other unnamed streams.

History

  • In 1841 the commune of Laviolle was created from a part of Antraigues
  • Antraigues took its current name on 20 August 1989
  • In the 1960s Mayor Jean Saussac brought in many artists such as Jacques Brel, Lino Ventura, Pierre Brasseur, Claude Nougaro, Alexander Calder, Allain Leprest Francesca Solleville, Aubret Isabelle and Jean Ferrat, who settled permanently in the village and became deputy mayors in charge of culture. As a result, the nickname "Little Saint Tropez of the Ardèche" was attributed to the commune

    • Administration

    List of Successive Mayors of Antraigues-sur-Volane

    (Not all data is known)

    Demography

    In 2010 the commune had 544 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

    Population Change (See database)

    Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

    Distribution of Age Groups

    The population of the town is relatively old. The rate of persons above the age of 60 years (34.2%) is significantly higher than the national rate (21.8%) and the departmental level (26.8%). Unlike the national and departmental allocations, the male population percentage for the commune is greater than the female population (49.8% against 48.7% nationally and 49.1% at the departmental level). The distribution of the population of the municipality by age groups in 2008 was as follows:

  • 49.8% of men (0–14 years = 13.2%, 15–29 years = 11.8%, 30–44 years = 12.8%, 45–59 years = 30.8%, more than 60 years = 31.4%);
  • 50.2% of women (0–14 years = 12.4%, 15–29 years = 8.2%, 30–44 years = 15.8%, 45–59 years = 26.7%, more than 60 years = 36.8%).

    • Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Antraigues-sur-Volane and Ardèche Department in 2008

    Sources:

  • Evolution and Structure of the population of the Commune in 2008, INSEE.
  • Evolution and Structure of the population of the Department in 2008, INSEE.

    • Civil heritage

  • A Tower on the village hilltop

    • Religious heritage

  • The Chapel of Saint-Roch
  • The Parish Church contains a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Statue: The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception bringing down the serpent (19th century)
  • A Statue: Saint Roch (19th century)
  • A Statue: Saint Philomene (19th century)
  • A Statue: Saint Jean François Régis (19th century)
  • A Painting: Saint Bauzille, martyred deacon (19th century)

    • Environmental heritage

    The commune has been an integral part of the Regional Natural Park of Monts d'Ardèche since its inception on 9 April 2001. The commune has two ZNIEFF type II areas in its territory named: "Line of the crest of the Mézilhac to the Escrinet Pass" "Watersheds of the Volane, the Dorne, and the Bézorgues"

    The town also includes four ZNIEFF type I areas:

  • "Rocks and moors of the volcano forest"
  • "Streams of the Volane, the Mas, the Bise, and the Gamondes"
  • "Plateau of Pradou and the Field of Mars"
  • "Slopes of the Crau volcano"

    • Notable People linked to the commune

  • Jean-Louis Giraud-Soulavie (1752-1813), also known as Father Soulavie, geologist, diplomat, a native of Antraigues although born in Largentière, appointed vicar of Antraigues in 1776
  • Louis-Alexandre de Launay, Count of Antraigues (1753-1812)
  • Antoinette Saint-Huberty (1756-1812), famous opera singer, wife of Louis-Alexandre de Launay, Countess of Antraigues
  • François-Joseph Gamon (1767-1832), French politician, born in Antraigues
  • Edouard Froment (1884-1973), MP for the Ardeche and former President of the General Council of the Ardèche, died at Antraigues on 13 March 1973
  • Jean Saussac (1922-2005), painter, former mayor of Antraigues and decorator for films including Le Vieux Fusil, Le Secret, and Les Grandes gueules
  • Jean Ferrat (1930-2010), poet, lyricist, and French singer. Antraigues, where he settled in 1964, inspired him including his song La Montagne. He was deputy mayor during the 1970s. He is buried in the local cemetery with his brother André
  • Christine Sèvres born Boissonnet (1931-1981), wife of Jean Ferrat
  • Michel Teston (1944- ), General Counsel for the canton, Senator for the Ardeche, and former president of the General Council of the Ardèche
  • Allain Leprest (1954-2011), French poet and singer, died in Antraigues on 15 August 2011

    • References

    Antraigues-sur-Volane Wikipedia
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