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 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**

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## 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

File:Largentiere-LaLigne.JPG|Largentière and the La Ligne river.
File:Largentière - Hôtel de ville -1.jpg|Town hall of Largentière.
File:Eglise Largentiere2.JPG|Largentière church.
File:Largentiere-PalaisDeJustice.JPG|Courthouse of Largentière.
File:Chateaulargentiere.jpg|Castle of Largentière.

## Related pages
* Arrondissement of Largentière
* Communes of the Ardèche department

## References
## Other websites
* City council website 
* Val de Ligne Tourist Information Centre