Cassagnas Explained

Cassagnas
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Florac
Canton:Le Collet-de-Dèze
Insee:48036
Postal Code:48400
Mayor:Jean Wilkin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Gorges Causses Cévennes
Coordinates:44.2719°N 3.7472°W
Elevation M:770
Elevation Min M:667
Elevation Max M:1398
Area Km2:35.19

Cassagnas is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[2]

The village of Cassagnas lies in the valley of the River Mimente, and on the Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path following approximately the route travelled by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1878 and described in his book Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes.[3] Stevenson mentions the village by name:

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References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM48036-cassagnas INSEE commune file
  3. Book: Castle, Alan . Stage 10 – Florac to the Gare de Cassagnas. The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail . Cicerone . 2nd . 2007 . 978-1-85284-511-7 . 154–163.