Araules
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Yssingeaux | |
| Canton | Yssingeaux | |
| Community association | Sucs | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 5 ' N , 4 ° 10' E | |
| height | 920-1,386 m | |
| surface | 31.1 km 2 | |
| Residents | 597 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43200 | |
| INSEE code | 43007 | |
Araules is a French municipality with 597 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Yssingeaux and the canton of Yssingeaux .
geography
Araules is located in the Velay , a landscape in the French Massif Central , about 23 kilometers east-northeast of Le Puy-en-Velay . In the municipality is the Pic du Lizieux (1,388 meters), an extinct volcano. Araules is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Yssingeaux in the north, Saint-Jeures in the east and northeast, Mazet-Saint-Voy in the east and southeast, Champclause in the south and Queyrières in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 980 | 865 | 777 | 686 | 595 | 607 | 616 | 604 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Mas de Hermens fortified house from the 16th century
Web links
Commons : Araules - collection of images, videos and audio files
