Grandrieu

Grandrieu

Gandrieu from across the valley

Coat of arms
Grandrieu

Coordinates: 44°47′07″N 3°38′02″E / 44.7853°N 3.6339°E / 44.7853; 3.6339Coordinates: 44°47′07″N 3°38′02″E / 44.7853°N 3.6339°E / 44.7853; 3.6339
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Lozère
Arrondissement Mende
Canton Grandrieu
Intercommunality Margeride Est
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Laroche[1]
Area1 65.37 km2 (25.24 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 773
  Density 12/km2 (31/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 48070 / 48600
Elevation 867–1,317 m (2,844–4,321 ft)
(avg. 1,160 m or 3,810 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.

Grandrieu is a village and commune in the Lozère department in southern France.

Geography

The Chapeauroux forms parts of the commune's north-eastern border.

See also

References

  1. Site du conseil général de la Lozère
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