Lanarce Explained

Lanarce
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Largentière
Canton:	Haute-Ardèche
Insee:	07130
Postal Code:	07660
Mayor:	Bernard Jacquemin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	44.7292°N 4.0039°W
Elevation M:	1185
Elevation Min M:	1094
Elevation Max M:	1412
Area Km2:	22.37

Lanarce (pronounced as /fr/; oc|La Narsa) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Geography

The village of Lanarce, situated along a busy road between Montélimar to Le Puy-en-Velay demonstrates the difficulty of Ardeche mountain life. Built more than 1000m above sea level, it is covered in snowdrifts and swamps, depending on the season. Lanarce has interesting volcanic geography, with bog-filled maars - low volcanic craters.

Local sites

• The Auberge de Peyrebeille, or Auberge rouge, an old inn now serving as a museum covering the many murders that took place in the first half of the 19th century. It remains more or less as it was in 1833, when Jean Rochette and Mr & Mrs Martin were executed. It is now surrounded by more modern buildings: a motel, a restaurant and a service station.
• The "ferme de Bourlatier" (in the commune of Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades)

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.