Lamastre (French pronunciation: [lamastʁ]; Occitan: La Mastra) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It lies on the river Doux. The Chemin de fer du Vivarais, a metre-gauge tourist railway, connects Lamastre with Tournon-sur-Rhône.

Lamastre
The shopping area in Lamastre
The shopping area in Lamastre
Coat of arms of Lamastre
Location of Lamastre
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Lamastre is located in France
Lamastre
Lamastre
Lamastre is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lamastre
Lamastre
Coordinates: 44°59′11″N 4°34′54″E / 44.9864°N 4.5817°E / 44.9864; 4.5817
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementTournon-sur-Rhône
CantonHaut-Vivarais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Vallon[1]
Area
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25.45 km2 (9.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,342
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07129 /07270
Elevation342–860 m (1,122–2,822 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,800—    
1800 2,090+2.16%
1806 1,798−2.48%
1821 2,029+0.81%
1831 2,218+0.89%
1836 2,260+0.38%
1841 2,423+1.40%
1846 2,561+1.11%
1851 2,501−0.47%
1856 2,502+0.01%
1861 2,925+3.17%
1866 3,000+0.51%
1872 3,180+0.98%
1876 3,313+1.03%
1881 3,209−0.64%
1886 3,260+0.32%
1891 3,693+2.53%
1896 3,763+0.38%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,759−0.02%
1906 3,735−0.13%
1911 3,663−0.39%
1921 3,514−0.41%
1926 3,712+1.10%
1931 3,727+0.08%
1936 3,674−0.29%
1946 3,241−1.25%
1954 3,361+0.46%
1962 3,228−0.50%
1968 3,247+0.10%
1975 3,058−0.85%
1982 3,007−0.24%
1990 2,717−1.26%
1999 2,467−1.07%
2007 2,541+0.37%
2012 2,426−0.92%
2017 2,318−0.91%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lamastre, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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