Lanarce

Lanarce
The Auberge rouge in Lanarce
Lanarce
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Lanarce
Coordinates: 44°43′45″N 4°00′14″E / 44.7292°N 4.0039°ECoordinates: 44°43′45″N 4°00′14″E / 44.7292°N 4.0039°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Coucouron
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Giselle Fracchia
Area^1	22.37 km^2 (8.64 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	170
• Density	7.6/km^2 (20/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	07130 / 07660
Elevation	1,094–1,412 m (3,589–4,633 ft) (avg. 1,185 m or 3,888 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.

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

Geography

The village of Lanarce, situated along a busy road between Montélimar to Le Puy-en-Velay demonstrates the difficulty of Ardeche mountain life. Built more than 1000m above sea level, it is covered in snowdrifts and swamps, depending on the season. Lanarce has interesting volcanic geography, with bog-filled maars—low volcanic craters.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	376	—
1968	377	+0.3%
1975	310	−17.8%
1982	280	−9.7%
1990	248	−11.4%
1999	199	−19.8%
2008	170	−14.6%

Local sites

• The Auberge de Peyrebeille, or Auberge rouge, an old inn now serving as a museum covering the many murders that took place in the first half of the 19th century. It remains more or less as it was in 1833, when Jean Rochette and Mr & Mrs Martin were executed. It is now surrounded by more modern buildings: a motel, a restaurant and a service station.

• The "ferme de Bourlatier" (in the commune of Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades)

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

References

• INSEE