Cros-de-Géorand
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Largentière | |
| Canton | Haute-Ardèche | |
| Community association | Montagne d'Ardèche | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 48 ' N , 4 ° 8' E | |
| height | 916-1,594 m | |
| surface | 43.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 159 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 4 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07510 | |
| INSEE code | 07075 | |
| Website | www.cros-de-georand.fr | |
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Cros-de-Géorand is a French municipality with 159 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ardèche in the Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement Largentière and the canton of Haute-Ardèche .
geography
The community is located around 34 kilometers southeast of Le Puy-en-Velay on the western edge of the Monts du Vivarais mountain range . Neighboring communities are:
- Le Béage in the north,
- Sainte-Eulalie in the northeast,
- Usclades-et-Rieutord in the southeast,
- Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne to the south and west as well
- Le Lac-d'Issarlès in the north-west.
Hydrology
The municipality is crossed in the south by the upper reaches of the Loire , which is dammed here by the Barrage de la Palisse . The municipal capital itself is located in the valley of the river Tauron , which is also dammed by the Barrage du Moulin de Peyron and drains over the river Gage to the Loire.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 436 | 348 | 303 | 268 | 205 | 191 | 163 |
Web links
Commons : Cros-de-Géorand - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Cros-de-Géorand on cartesfrance.fr in French