Valleraugue Explained

Valleraugue
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason de la ville de Valleraugue (30).svg
Arrondissement:	Le Vigan
Canton:	Le Vigan
Insee:	30339
Postal Code:	30570
Commune:	Val-d'Aigoual
Coordinates:	44.0817°N 3.6425°W
Elevation M:	367
Elevation Min M:	294
Elevation Max M:	1567
Area Km2:	78.35
Population:	1061
Population Date:	2016
Population Footnotes:	^[1]

Valleraugue (in French pronounced as /valʁoɡ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Valarauga) is a former commune in the Gard department in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Aigoual.^[2]

Geography

Valleraugue is located in a deep valley of the Cévennes mountains, on the river Hérault.

Sights

Picturesque medieval town, 26 bridges, most of them several centuries old.

Weather station

The Mont Aigoual weather station is located on the territory of the commune.

Personalities

Valleraugue was the birthplace of:

• Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau (1810–1892), naturalist was born at Berthézène, which is part of Valleraugue
• Francois Perrier (1835–1888), Brigadier-general and commander of the French: [[Légion d'honneur]]

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

Notes and References

1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/3677785/Ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2016
2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2018/9/26/TERB1905123A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral