Lalouvesc

Lalouvesc

A general view of Lalouvesc

Coat of arms
Lalouvesc

Coordinates: 45°07′15″N 4°32′08″E / 45.1208°N 4.5356°E / 45.1208; 4.5356Coordinates: 45°07′15″N 4°32′08″E / 45.1208°N 4.5356°E / 45.1208; 4.5356
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton Satillieu
Intercommunality Val d'Ay
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-François Couette
Area1 10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 498
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793429    
1800407−5.1%
1806480+17.9%
1821525+9.4%
1831690+31.4%
1836748+8.4%
1841819+9.5%
1846784−4.3%
1851842+7.4%
18561,028+22.1%
18611,075+4.6%
18661,241+15.4%
18721,104−11.0%
18761,162+5.3%
18811,015−12.7%
18861,098+8.2%
18911,112+1.3%
18961,148+3.2%
19011,098−4.4%
1906949−13.6%
1911922−2.8%
1921744−19.3%
1926765+2.8%
1931871+13.9%
1936794−8.8%
1946759−4.4%
1954687−9.5%
1962608−11.5%
1968559−8.1%
1975470−15.9%
1982487+3.6%
1990514+5.5%
1999497−3.3%
2008498+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 December 31, 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

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