Les Assions
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Largentière | |
| Canton | Les Cévennes Ardéchoises | |
| Community association | Pays des Vans en Cévennes | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 25 ′ N , 4 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 122-329 m | |
| surface | 14.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 740 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 50 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07140 | |
| INSEE code | 07017 | |
 View from the south |
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Les Assions is a French municipality with 740 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Ardèche and the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Its inhabitants are called Assionais (es) .
geography
The municipality is located in the south of the department, on the edge of the canyons of the Chassezac river and the Cevennes . It is part of the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park . Neighboring municipalities are Les Vans and Lablachère . The next largest city is Aubenas , 28 kilometers to the northeast. The Salindres River also crosses the municipality.
history
In the Middle Ages, Les Assions was under the rule of the diocese of Viviers , to which the parish still belongs today. Finds of Roman civilization, but already indicate a settlement of the area in antiquity. In the 14th century the village was ravaged by five major fires and almost completely destroyed.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2003 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 417 | 456 | 402 | 440 | 448 | 529 | 574 | 724 |
Sightseeing and tourism
The church with its Romanesque facade and the rustic Sainte-Appolonie chapel from 1871, from which one has a view of the entire community , are well worth seeing . It was built by the young men of the village when they returned from the Napoleonic Wars . The gorges and ramified watercourses of the two rivers Chassezac and Salindres are primarily a destination for many water sports enthusiasts in the area.
The place is best known for the ruins of the destroyed village of Cornillon, which is still untouched by construction work and offers a beautiful view of Les Assions from its ledge. Not far from there are the remains of ancient sandstone huts with either arches and bay windows or beams with lintels made of juniper wood.
