Florac
former commune in Lozère, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Florac is a former French commune, a subprefecture of the Lozère department, in the Occitanie region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Florac. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Florac Trois Rivières.[1]
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Coordinates: 44°19′38″N 3°35′57″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Lozère |
Arrondissement | Florac |
Intercommunality | Pays de Florac et du Haut Tarn |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014 - 2020) | Christian Huguet |
Area 1 | 29.89 km2 (11.54 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | 1,958 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Demonym | Floracois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 48061 /48400 |
Elevation | 522–1,141 m (1,713–3,743 ft) (avg. 542 m or 1,778 ft) |
Website | www.ville-florac.fr |
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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The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Floracois (women: Floracoises).[2]