Largentière

Largentière () is a commune in the Ardèche department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is a subprefecture of the department.

Name
Its name, used since the thirteenth century in place of its more ancient name Segualeriae (Ségualières), refers to the silver mines in the area between the tenth and fifteenth centuries.

 Geography 
The commune of Largentière is in the southern part of the Ardèche department, in the narrow valley of the Ligne river, a short right tributary of the Ardèche river.

The commune has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The distances from Largentière to other cities are:
 Paris, the national capital - ;
 Lyon, the regional capital - ;
 Marseille - ;
 Strasbourg - ;
 Reims - ;
 Bordeaux - ;
 Toulouse - ;
 Montpellier - ;
 Nice - .

+ Largentière and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Largentière

Largentière is surrounded by the communes:

 Climate 
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Largentière is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype "Cfb".

Population
The inhabitants of Largentière are known, in French, as Largentiérois (women: Largentiéroises).

With a population of 1,734, Largentière has a population density of  inhabitants/km2. It is the second smallest subprefecture in France after Castellane in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department that has only 1,541 inhabitants (2014).

Evolution of the population in Largentière

 Administration 
Largentière is a subprefecture of the Ardèche department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Largentière and is part of the canton Vallon-Pont-d'Arc.

It is part of the intercommunality Val de Ligne, officially named as Communauté de communes Val de Ligne.

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Largentière
 Communes of the Ardèche department

References

Other websites

 City council website 
 Val de Ligne Tourist Information Centre 

Category:Communes in Ardèche
Category:Subprefectures in France