Cheylard-l'Évêque
Commune in Occitania, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cheylard-l'Évêque (French pronunciation: [ʃelaʁ levɛk]; Occitan: Lo Chailar de l'Avesque) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.
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Cheylard-l'Évêque | |
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A general view of Cheylard-l'Évêque | |
Coordinates: 44°38′55″N 3°48′12″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Lozère |
Arrondissement | Mende |
Canton | Langogne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Ferreres[1] |
Area 1 | 29.64 km2 (11.44 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 63 |
• Density | 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 48048 /48300 |
Elevation | 1,055–1,491 m (3,461–4,892 ft) (avg. 1,200 m or 3,900 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Sagnerousse, which is within the commune of Cheylard-l'Évêque, and the village of Cheylard-l'Évêque itself, were visited by Robert Louis Stevenson on September 24 and 25, 1878, respectively. They are mentioned in Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes.[3][4] The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path approximately following Stevenson's journey, runs through both settlements.[5]