Coordinates: 44°46′14″N 3°52′59″E / 44.7706°N 3.8831°E / 44.7706; 3.8831

Pradelles, Haute-Loire

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Pradelles
Commune
Coat of arms of Pradelles
Coat of arms
Location of Pradelles
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Pradelles is located in France
Pradelles
Pradelles
Pradelles is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pradelles
Pradelles
Coordinates: 44°46′14″N 3°52′59″E / 44.7706°N 3.8831°E / 44.7706; 3.8831
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementLe Puy-en-Velay
CantonVelay volcanique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Robert[1]
Area
1
17.48 km2 (6.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
540
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43154 /43420
Elevation880–1,302 m (2,887–4,272 ft)
(avg. 1,157 m or 3,796 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pradelles (French pronunciation: [pʁadɛl]; Occitan: Pradèlas) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Sights

The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path, runs through the town, though Stevenson stayed here less than an hour during his 1878 journey, described in the book Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 733—    
1975 618−2.41%
1982 570−1.15%
1990 584+0.30%
1999 581−0.06%
2009 617+0.60%
2014 580−1.23%
2020 545−1.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. pp. 84–93. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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