Les Assions
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Les Assions
|commune status = Commune
|image = Assions02.jpg
|caption = View of the village at the foot of Puech
|arrondissement = Largentière
|canton = Les Cévennes ardéchoises
|INSEE = 07017
|postal code = 07140
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Pays Vans Cévennes
|coordinates = {{coord|44.4222|4.1744|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 200
|elevation min m = 122
|elevation max m = 329
|area km2 = 14.88
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Les Assions is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.
Geography
File:Grotte de Saint-Arnault.jpg
Les Assions is located some 35 km south-west of Aubenas and 5 km north-east of Les Vans. Access to the commune is by the D104A road from Lablachère in the north passing through the heart of the commune just east of the village and continuing south to join the D295 near Vompdes. The D452 branches off the D104A in the commune and goes east by a circuitous route to the Village de Vacances Francaises de Casteljau. The D104 from Lablachère to Saint-Paul-le-Jeune forms the eastern border of the commune. Access to the village is by a country road (Le Village) branching north from the D104A in the south of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Bosc in the west, Le Bourel and La Ribeyrie to the north-east and Champetier-Haut in the north. The commune east of the Salindres river is mostly wasteland and forest while the west side is mostly forest with farmland and residential areas.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Les+Assions/@44.4233892,4.1787391,6556m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x12b4f1179746b7c1:0x89bcd7f930c2fa2e?hl=en Google Maps]
The Chassezac river forms the southern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Ardeche at Saint-Alban-Auriolles. The Riviere de Salindres flows south through the commune to join the Chassezac and several other tributaries rise in the commune and flow into the Chassezac.
The vegetation includes predominantly oak trees, olive trees and chestnut trees.
=Neighbouring communes and villages=
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|Centre = Les Assions
|North = Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon
|Northeast =
|East = Saint-Alban-Auriolles
|Southeast = Chandolas
|South = Berrias-et-Casteljau
|Southwest = Les Vans
|West = Chambonas
|Northwest = Payzac
}}
Administration
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
List of Successive Mayors[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=3706 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1848 | BoizeÉric Darrieux, [http://rives.revues.org/document97.html The welcome of the Second Republic to a village in Ardèche], in Rives nord-méditerranéennes, Paysans et pouvoirs local, le temps des révolutions, Online on 22 July 2005, consulted on 16 May 2013 | |
| 1995 | Jean Duny | |
| 1995 | 2014 | Michel Moutet |
| 2014 | 2020 | Pascal Redon |
| 2020 | current | Emmanuel Legras |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Assionais or Assionaises in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/ardeche-07 Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche], habitants.fr
{{Historical populations
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| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|1541|Les Assions}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-07017#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |1178
|1800 |979
|1806 |1036
|1821 |1042
|1831 |1177
|1836 |1274
|1841 |1357
|1846 |1471
|1851 |1464
|1856 |1424
|1861 |1250
|1866 |1205
|1872 |1240
|1876 |1194
|1881 |1007
|1886 |976
|1891 |972
|1896 |931
|1901 |882
|1906 |848
|1911 |779
|1921 |664
|1926 |612
|1931 |593
|1936 |570
|1946 |700
|1954 |444
|1962 |495
|1968 |456
|1975 |402
|1982 |440
|1990 |448
|1999 |529
|2009 |646
|2014 |697
|2020 |764
}}
=Distribution of Age Groups=
The population of the town is relatively old.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Les Assions and Ardèche Department in 2017
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| colspan=2 | Les Assions | colspan=2 | Ardèche | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| 0 to 14 Years | 14.9 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 16.1 |
| 15 to 29 Years | 9.2 | 8.9 | 14.4 | 13.0 |
| 30 to 44 Years | 18.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 16.9 |
| 45 to 59 Years | 18.4 | 17.3 | 21.6 | 20.7 |
| 60 to 74 Years | 28.2 | 27.2 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| 75 to 89 Years | 11.1 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 11.2 |
| 90 Years+ | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Source: INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-07017 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune des Assions (07017)][https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=DEP-07 Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de l'Ardèche (07)]
Sites and monuments
- The abandoned village of Cornilhon
- The Clochans on the Plateau des Gras
- The Chapel of Sainte-Apollonie from the 19th century on top of the Puech
- The Church of Saint-Apollinaire, rebuilt in the 17th and 19th centuries on the ruins of a Roman church
The Church of Saint-Apollinaire contains three items that are registered as historical objects:
- Statue: Saint Apollinaire (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000483|PM07000483 Statue: Saint Apollinaire}} {{in lang|fr}}
- 2 Processional Crosses (19th century){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000482|PM07000482 2 Processional Crosses}} {{in lang|fr}}
- A Bronze Bell (1670){{Palissy Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM07000031|PM07000031 Bronze Bell}} {{in lang|fr}}
;Gallery
File:Cornilhon.jpg|Cornhilon - the abandoned village
File:Plateau des Gras - Capitelle - Champ Redon.jpg|Clochan on the Plateau des Gras
File:Plateau des Gras - Gérine - Capitelle.jpg|Clochan on the Plateau des Gras
File:Ste Appolonie- Les Assions.jpg|The Chapel of Sainte-Apollonie on the Puech
File:Eglise Saint-Apollinaire - Les Assions.jpg|The Church of Saint-Apollinaire
File:Plateau des Gras - Gérine.jpg|The Plateau des Gras
File:Plateau des Gras - Chemins.jpg|A path on the Plateau des Gras
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=4.1744,44.4222&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Les Assions on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=44.4222&lon=4.1744&zoom=13 Aßion on the 1750 Cassini Map]
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