La Canourgue

La Canourgue (French pronunciation: [la kanuʁɡ]; Occitan: La Canorga) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[3] It is sometimes referred to in French as "La petite Venise lozérienne", the Little Venice of Lozère.

La Canourgue
The road through La Canourgue
The road through La Canourgue
Coat of arms of La Canourgue
Location of La Canourgue
La Canourgue is located in France
La Canourgue
La Canourgue
La Canourgue is located in Occitanie
La Canourgue
La Canourgue
Coordinates: 44°26′01″N 3°12′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLozère
ArrondissementMende
CantonLa Canourgue
IntercommunalityAubrac Lot Causses Tarn
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Claude Malzac[1]
Area
1
104.29 km2 (40.27 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,099
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
48034 /48500
Elevation521–1,008 m (1,709–3,307 ft)
(avg. 563 m or 1,847 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune served as a location for the 2006 film A Good Year.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,719    
1975 1,850+1.05%
1982 1,804−0.36%
1990 1,817+0.09%
1999 1,922+0.63%
2007 2,116+1.21%
2012 2,143+0.25%
2017 2,161+0.17%
Source: INSEE[5]

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Postcards from Provence. A Good Year DVD. 2007.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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