Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille

Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille (French pronunciation: [lə mɔnastje syʁ ɡazɛj]; Occitan: Lo Monestier de Gaselha) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille
Commune
Coat of arms of Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille
Coat of arms
Location of Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille
Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille is located in France
Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille
Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille
Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille
Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille
Coordinates: 44°56′23″N 3°59′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementLe Puy-en-Velay
CantonMézenc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Arcis[1]
Area
1
39.39 km2 (15.21 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,754
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43135 /43150
Elevation752–1,283 m (2,467–4,209 ft)
(avg. 950 m or 3,120 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17933,515—    
18064,355+23.9%
18213,105−28.7%
18313,420+10.1%
18413,461+1.2%
18513,464+0.1%
18613,589+3.6%
18723,831+6.7%
18813,749−2.1%
18913,759+0.3%
19013,743−0.4%
19113,650−2.5%
YearPop.±%
19213,554−2.6%
19313,104−12.7%
19462,255−27.4%
19542,065−8.4%
19622,085+1.0%
19682,085+0.0%
19751,966−5.7%
19821,911−2.8%
19901,828−4.3%
19991,734−5.1%
20071,738+0.2%
20171,789+2.9%

Sights

The official start of the Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path, is at Place de la Poste in the centre of the village, marked by a plaque. Stevenson spent about a month in Le Monastier before setting off on his travels, as recounted in Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.
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