| Albon-d'Ardèche | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Canton: | Haut-Eyrieux |
| Insee: | 07006 |
| Postal Code: | 07190 |
| Mayor: | Alain Baconnier[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Val'Eyrieux |
| Coordinates: | 44.8222°N 4.4286°W |
| Elevation M: | 630 |
| Elevation Min M: | 567 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1112 |
| Area Km2: | 9.11 |
Albon-d'Ardèche (in French pronounced as /albɔ̃ daʁdɛʃ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Aubon d'Ardecha) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.
Albon-d'Ardèche is located some 25 km west of Livron-sur-Drome and about 30 km east of Langogne. The commune is traversed by the D102 coming east from Mézilhac through the village and continuing east to Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut. The D211 also traverses the commune in the south running east from the D122 to Saint-Pierreville. Grand Feouzet in the south of the commune is accessed from this road via country roads. There is a considerable amount of forest in the commune and a little farming.[2]
The Glueyre river passes through the commune from west to east fed by a number of streams in the commune. The river passes through the village and continues east to join the Eyrieux river at Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut.[2]
The Communes of Albon d'Ardèche and Marcols-les-Eaux formed the village of Marcol until 1912.
List of Successive Mayors of Albon d'Ardèche[3]
| From | To | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1919 | Auguste Giraud | |
| 1919 | 1923 | Elie Seauve | |
| 1923 | 1929 | Marcel Magnan | |
| 1929 | 1945 | Gaston Bonnet | |
| 1945 | 1953 | Elie Berthaud | |
| 1953 | 1958 | Gaston Bonnet | |
| 1958 | 1975 | Albert Brotte | |
| 1975 | 1983 | Fernand Flandrin | |
| 1983 | 1989 | Louis Lextrait | |
| 1989 | 1995 | Jean Louis Chirouze | |
| 1995 | 1997 | Pierre Dumas | |
| 1997 | 2000 | René Blache | |
| 2000 | 2001 | Gisèle Nury | |
| 2001 | 2010 | Michel Filippi | |
| 2010 | 2020 | Frédéric Picard | |
| 2020 | Current | Alain Baconnier |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Albonnais or Albonnaises in French.[4]
The population of the town is older than the departmental average.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Albon-d'Ardèche and Ardèche Department in 2017
| Albon-d'Ardèche | Ardèche | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| 0 to 14 Years | 12.2 | 10.1 | 17.7 | 16.1 | |
| 15 to 29 Years | 14.4 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 13.0 | |
| 30 to 44 Years | 15.6 | 13.0 | 17.3 | 16.9 | |
| 45 to 59 Years | 25.6 | 33.3 | 21.6 | 20.7 | |
| 60 to 74 Years | 21.1 | 8.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | |
| 75 to 89 Years | 8.9 | 21.7 | 8.5 | 11.2 | |
| 90 Years+ | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | |