Alba-la-Romaine
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Commune of Alba-la-Romaine |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Privas |
| Canton | Viviers |
| Mayor | Pierre Maurin (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 135 m–554 m |
| Land area¹ | 30.46 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,135 |
| - Density | 37/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 07005/ 07400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Alba-la-Romaine is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
[edit] History
It was founded in Roman times and bore the names Alba Helviorum and Alba Augusta. From the middle ages until 1904, it bore the name Aps, the family name of the local proprietors.
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