Sampzon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Largentière | |
| Canton | Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | |
| Community association | Gorges de l'Ardèche | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 25 ′ N , 4 ° 21 ′ E | |
| height | 84-449 m | |
| surface | 8.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 228 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 07120 | |
| INSEE code | 07306 | |
 View of Sampzon and the Kegelberg |
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Sampzon is a French municipality with 228 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Ardèche, in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The Rocher de Sampzon , a 381 meter high cone hill with a high transmission mast, is visible from afar . This mountain is also the symbol of the Roman Catholic parish of Saint-Martin du Sampzon in the Viviers diocese .
geography
Sampzon is located in southern France on the right bank of the Ardèche , 98 kilometers northeast of Montpellier , about 13.5 kilometers south of Largentière , the seat of the sub-prefecture of the arrondissement , and 4.4 kilometers west of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc , the capital of the Canton and its municipal association Gorges de l'Ardèche , at an average altitude of 267 meters above sea level . The Mairie stands at a height of 120 meters. Neighboring communities of Sampzon are Ruoms in the north, Pradons in the northeast, Salavas in the southeast, and Grospierres in the southwest. The municipality has an area of 839 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 | 107 | 108 | 127 | 121 | 163 | 183 | 213 | 226 |
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Culture and sights
The parish of Saint-Martin du Sampzon has 13 churches and 10 parishes. Saint Martin of Tours is the patron saint of the Saint-Martin church in Sampzon . The original building was a Romanesque chapel, of which only the 11th century choir remains . The church was rebuilt several times. A rectory was added in 1714 and the entrance was rebuilt in 1836. The church tower was built in 1846 and was struck by lightning in 1964, which is why it was renewed in 1966.
Economy and Infrastructure
In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Picodon cheese and protected geographical indications (IGP) for poultry ( Volailles du Languedoc ) and wines with the designation Ardèche, Comtés Rhodaniens and Méditerranée.
There is a small supermarket in Sampzon. The nearest train station is in Saint-Ambroix, 21.9 kilometers away . The nearest airport is the Aerodrome d'Aubenas Ardèche méridionale in Lanas, 13.5 kilometers away .
In 2009, 28.6 percent of the workforce were employed in the municipality, the rest were commuters . 9 percent of the employees were unemployed .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le Rocher de Sampzon. Diocèse de Viviers, accessed April 5, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Sampzon. (No longer available online.) In: cc-gorgesardeche.fr. Communauté de communes des Gorges de l'Ardèche, archived from the original on September 28, 2013 ; Retrieved April 5, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Le village de Sampzon. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved April 5, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Eglise Saint Martin à Sampzon (07). In: Petit-Patrimoine.com. Retrieved April 5, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Commune: Sampzon (07306). Theme: Tous les thèmes. In: Insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques , accessed on April 5, 2013 (French).
