La Bastide-Puylaurent

La Bastide-Puylaurent
Commune
The war memorial outside the Les Pins Hotel, in La Bastide-Puylaurent
The war memorial outside the Les Pins Hotel, in La Bastide-Puylaurent
Coat of arms of La Bastide-Puylaurent
Coat of arms
Location of La Bastide-Puylaurent
Map
La Bastide-Puylaurent is located in France
La Bastide-Puylaurent
La Bastide-Puylaurent
La Bastide-Puylaurent is located in Occitanie
La Bastide-Puylaurent
La Bastide-Puylaurent
Coordinates: 44°35′36″N 3°54′22″E / 44.5933°N 3.9061°E / 44.5933; 3.9061
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLozère
ArrondissementMende
CantonSaint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Teissier[1]
Area
1
24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
170
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
48021 /48250
Elevation751–1,328 m (2,464–4,357 ft)
(avg. 1,024 m or 3,360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Bastide-Puylaurent (French pronunciation: [la bastid pɥiloʁɑ̃]; Occitan: Puèglaurenç) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.

The Trappist monastery Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (Our Lady of the Snows), visited by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1878 and described in his book Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, is about one and a half miles east of the village, in the Ardèche department. The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path approximately following Stevenson's journey, runs through the village.[3]

Geography

The Chassezac forms part of the commune's southwestern border.

The town lies in the northern part of the commune, where it is crossed by the Allier, which flows northeast through the northern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 242—    
1975 191−3.32%
1982 176−1.16%
1990 183+0.49%
1999 157−1.69%
2009 169+0.74%
2014 171+0.24%
2020 162−0.90%
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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. pp. 114–119. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Bastide-Puylaurent.


Stub icon

This Lozère geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.