Péreyres
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Largentière | |
| Canton | Haute-Ardèche | |
| Community association | Ardèche des Sources et Volcans | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 47 ' N , 4 ° 15' E | |
| height | 676-1,400 m | |
| surface | 12.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 49 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 4 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07450 | |
| INSEE code | 07173 | |
 View of the Cascade du Ray-Pic |
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Péreyres is a French municipality with 439 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ardèche in the Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
It is located in the northern Hochcevennen , in the valley of the river Bourges , in the middle of mountains of volcanic origin. Péreyres is part of the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park . The next largest city is the municipality of Aubenas, 25 kilometers to the south . The landscape is characterized by numerous springs, cascades and young volcanoes.
Attractions
A special tourist attraction in the municipality is the Cascade du Ray-Pic , a small waterfall consisting of two rays, the first, invisible, falling from a height of 60 meters and the second main ray from 30 meters.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 102 | 75 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 53 | 50 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
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