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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Lalouvesc
Commune
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Location of Lalouvesc
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Coordinates: 45°07′15″N 4°32′08″E / 45.1208°N 4.5356°E / 45.1208; 4.5356
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementTournon-sur-Rhône
CantonHaut-Vivarais
IntercommunalityVal d'Ay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Burriez
Area10.53 km (4.07 sq mi)
Population377
 • Density36/km (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code07128 /07520
Elevation716–1,256 m (2,349–4,121 ft)
(avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lalouvesc (French pronunciation: [laluvɛsk]; Occitan: L'Alauvesc) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the southern east region of France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 559—    
1975 470−2.45%
1982 487+0.51%
1990 514+0.68%
1999 494−0.44%
2009 496+0.04%
2014 411−3.69%
2020 374−1.56%
Source: INSEE

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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Ardèche department


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