Le Recoux (Occitan: Lo Recós, or more often, Al Recós) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[2] On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Massegros Causses Gorges.[3] Its population was 132 in 2019.[1]

Le Recoux
Coat of arms of Le Recoux
Location of Le Recoux
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Le Recoux is located in France
Le Recoux
Le Recoux
Le Recoux is located in Occitanie
Le Recoux
Le Recoux
Coordinates: 44°20′20″N 3°08′53″E / 44.3389°N 3.1481°E / 44.3389; 3.1481
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLozère
ArrondissementFlorac
CantonLa Canourgue
CommuneMassegros Causses Gorges
Area
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23.69 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
132
 • Density5.6/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
48500
Elevation788–1,016 m (2,585–3,333 ft)
(avg. 870 m or 2,850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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  1. ^ a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Recoux, EHESS (in French).
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 22 December 2016 (in French)