Pradelles, Haute-Loire

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

Pradelles
Commune
Coat of arms of Pradelles
Location of Pradelles
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
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementLe Puy-en-Velay
CantonVelay volcanique
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Robert[1]
Area
1
17.48 km2 (6.75 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
545
  Density31/km2 (81/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.

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.±%
18001,197    
18211,256+4.9%
18311,340+6.7%
18411,534+14.5%
18511,713+11.7%
18611,752+2.3%
18721,904+8.7%
18812,036+6.9%
18911,881−7.6%
19011,815−3.5%
19111,791−1.3%
19211,593−11.1%
YearPop.±%
19311,292−18.9%
19461,134−12.2%
19541,045−7.8%
1962857−18.0%
1968733−14.5%
1975618−15.7%
1982570−7.8%
2005612+7.4%
2010613+0.2%
2015558−9.0%
2020545−2.3%

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. Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. pp. 84–93. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.


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