commune in Lozère, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Florac Trois Rivières is a French commune, a subprefecture of the Lozère department, in the Occitanie region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Florac.
Florac Trois Rivières | |
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Florac castle | |
Coordinates: 44°19′26″N 3°35′38″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Lozère |
Arrondissement | Florac |
Canton | Florac |
Intercommunality | Florac - Sud Lozère |
Government | |
• Mayor (2016 - 2020) | Christian Huguet[1] |
Area 1 | 48.39 km2 (18.68 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 2,107 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/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. |
The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 when the former communes of Florac and La Salle-Prunet were combined to form the new commune.[2]
Florac Trois Rivières is in the valley of the Tarnon river, a small river that flows through the Lozère department before joining the Tarn river. The commune is found at the start of the Gorges du Tarn (a canyon formed by the Tarn river).
The city and the Tarnon valley are within the Cévennes National Park but they are not part of the park.
The commune of Florac Trois Rivières has an area of 48.39 km2 (18.68 sq mi) and its average altitude is 542 m (1,778 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 560 m (1,840 ft).[3]
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The commune is surrounded by the communes Quézac, Bédouès-Cocurès, Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère, Cans et Cévennes, Vebron and Montbrun.
The climate in Florac Trois Rivières in the Köppen climate classification is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
As of 2014[update], Florac Trois Rivières had 2,107 inhabitants for a density of 43.5 persons/km2.[4]
The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Floracois (women: Floracoises).[5]
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