Albon-d'Ardèche


Albon-d'Ardèche is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

Geography

Albon-d'Ardèche is located some 25 km west of Livron-sur-Drome and about 30 km east of Langogne. The commune is traversed by the D102 coming east from Mézilhac through the village and continuing east to Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut. The D211 also traverses the commune in the south running east from the D122 to Saint-Pierreville. Grand Feouzet in the south of the commune is accessed from this road via country roads. There is a considerable amount of forest in the commune and a little farming.
The Glueyre river passes through the commune from west to east fed by a number of streams in the commune. The river passes through the village and continues east to join the Eyrieux river at Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut.

Localities, villages and areas

  • Féouzet
  • Serrepuy
  • La Neuve
  • Crouzet
  • Ribier
  • La Sauzée
  • Pouchet
  • Rouvier
  • Le Priouret
  • La Pra
  • Rémus
  • Le Fay
  • La Grangette
  • La Combe
  • Le Pendey
  • Tauzuc

History

The Communes of Albon d'Ardèche and Marcols-les-Eaux formed the village of Marcol until 1912.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Albon d'Ardèche
FromToName
19121919Auguste Giraud
19191923Elie Seauve
19231929Marcel Magnan
19291945Gaston Bonnet
19451953Elie Berthaud
19531958Gaston Bonnet
19581975Albert Brotte
19751983Fernand Flandrin
19831989Louis Lextrait
19891995Jean Louis Chirouze
19951997Pierre Dumas
19972000René Blache
20002001Gisèle Nury
20012010Michel Filippi
20102020Frédéric Picard
2020CurrentAlain Baconnier

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albonnais or Albonnaises in French.

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is older than the departmental average.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Albon-d'Ardèche and Ardèche Department in 2017
Source: INSEE