La Canourgue
| La Canourgue | ||
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The road through La Canourgue | ||
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  La Canourgue | ||
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  La Canourgue | ||
| Coordinates: 44°26′01″N 3°12′56″E / 44.4336°N 3.2156°ECoordinates: 44°26′01″N 3°12′56″E / 44.4336°N 3.2156°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Department | Lozère | |
| Arrondissement | Mende | |
| Canton | La Canourgue | |
| Intercommunality | Aubrac-Lot-Causse | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Blanc[1] | |
| Area1 | 104.29 km2 (40.27 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,922 | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48034 / 48500 | |
| Elevation |
521–1,008 m (1,709–3,307 ft) (avg. 563 m or 1,847 ft) | |
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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. | ||
La Canourgue is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. It is sometimes known in French as "La petite Venise lozérienne", the Little Venice of Lozère.
The commune served as a location for the 2006 film A Good Year.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Site du conseil général de la Lozère
- ↑ Postcards from Provence. A Good Year DVD. 2007.
Gallery
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House in La Canourgue
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Canal in La Canourgue
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