Lalouvesc

Lalouvesc
Lalouvesc
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton Satillieu
Intercommunality Val d'Ay
Mayor Jean-François Couette
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 716–1,256 m (2,349–4,121 ft)
(avg. 1,050 m/3,440 ft)
Land area1 10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population2 498  (2008)
 - Density 47 /km2 (120 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 07128/ 07520
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lalouvesc is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

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Population

Historical population of Lalouvesc
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 429 407 480 525 690 748 819 784 842 1028
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 1075 1241 1104 1162 1015 1098 1112 1148 1098 949
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 922 744 765 871 794 759 687 608 559 470
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 487 514 497 498

Sights

The Basilica of St. Regis, designed in Byzantine Revival style and completed in 1877, contains the relics of St. John Francis Regis (Jean-François Régis). The windows of the basilica recount the life of the saint and the frescoes in the choir tell the history of pilgrimages to the place. The basilica includes a museum for visitors.

The house where the saint died, on December 31, 1640, is located nearby and has been transformed into a sanctuary.

Personalities

St. Thérèse Couderc, co-founder of the Sisters of the Cenacle, also is buried in Lalouvesc.

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