Rocher (Ardeche)

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Rocher
Rocher (France)
Rocher
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Largentière
Canton Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Community association Val de Ligne
Coordinates 44 ° 35 ′  N , 4 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 35 ′  N , 4 ° 17 ′  E
height 300-741 m
surface 3.09 km 2
Residents 270 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 87 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 07110
INSEE code 07193

Notre-Dame du Ranc Courbier church

Rocher is a French commune of 270 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ardèche in the Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .

geography

Rocher is located in the south of France in the Massif Central in the Regional Nature Park Monts d'Ardèche an der Ligne , 96 kilometers southwest of Saint-Étienne , 3.9 kilometers north of Largentière , the seat of the sub-prefecture of the arrondissement and capital of the canton and the municipal association Val de Ligne , at an average altitude of 521  m . The Mairie stands at a height of 355  m . Neighboring municipalities of Rocher are Prunet in the northwest, Chazeaux in the northeast, Chassiers in the southeast and Tauriers in the south. The municipality has an area of ​​309 hectares.

The municipality is assigned to a climate zone of the type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger) : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 203 205 224 244 260 227 275 273
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Culture and sights

Rocher belongs to the Roman Catholic parish of Saint Joseph au Pays de Ligne , which is part of the Viviers diocese . In the church there is a silver reliquary from the end of the 17th or beginning of the 18th century, classified as a Monument Historique in 1998 . The reliquary, which is said to contain a small piece of the cross of Christ , is closed with the seal of Joseph-Michel-Frédéric Bonnet , who was Bishop of Viviers from 1876 to 1923 .

economy

In the municipality, there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Picodon cheese and sweet chestnuts (Châtaigne d'Ardèche) as well as protected geographical indications (IGP) for sausage (Saucisson de l'Ardèche) , ham (Jambon de l'Ardèche) and wine (Ardèche) , Comtés of Rhodania and Méditerranée) .

Web links

Commons : Rocher  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Le village de Rocher. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved May 7, 2013 (French).
  2. ↑ La Ligne et ses affluents. Diocèse de Viviers, accessed May 7, 2013 (French).
  3. ↑ Entry No. 07193 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)