Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française Explained

Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Florac
Canton:Le Collet-de-Dèze
Insee:48148
Postal Code:48330
Mayor:Patrick Valdeyron[1]
Term:2021 - 2026
Coordinates:44.1678°N 3.8425°W
Elevation M:245
Elevation Min M:194
Elevation Max M:925
Area Km2:50.99

Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃t‿etjɛn vale fʁɑ̃sɛːz/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sent Estève de Valfrancesca) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[2]

The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson passed through the village on 2 October 1878, as recounted in his book Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes:

The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path following Stevenson's approximate route, runs through the village.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 1 February 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM48148-saint-etienne-vallee-francaise INSEE commune file
  3. Book: Castle, Alan . Stage 12 – Saint-Germain-de-Calberte to Saint-Jean-du-Gard. The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail . Cicerone . 2nd . 2007 . 978-1-85284-511-7 . 171–182.