Arlebosc

Arlebosc
Statue of Joan of Arc at Arlebosc
Arlebosc
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Arlebosc
Coordinates: 45°02′14″N 4°39′07″E / 45.0372°N 4.6519°E / 45.0372; 4.6519Coordinates: 45°02′14″N 4°39′07″E / 45.0372°N 4.6519°E / 45.0372; 4.6519
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton	Saint-Félicien
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Félicien
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Jean-Paul Agier
Area¹	12.35 km² (4.77 sq mi)
Population (2009)²	354
• Density	29/km² (74/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	07014 / 07410
Elevation	265–1,028 m (869–3,373 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
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.

Arlebosc (Occitan: Arlebòsc) is a French commune in the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arleboscois or Arleboscoises^[1]

Geography

Arlebosc is located some 12 km west by south-west of Tournon-sur-Rhône and 8 km north-east of Lamastre. Access to the commune is by the D578 road from Saint-Jeure-d'Ay in the north passing through the village and continuing west then south-west to join the D534 north-west of Lamastre. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Saint-Just in the north-east and Les Fauries in the western extension of the commune. The commune is rugged and heavily forested with some farmland on the eastern side.^[2]

The Doux river forms part of the south-western border and flows through the commune from south-west to north-east. The Ruisseau de Balaye forms the western border as it flows south to join the Doux. Other streams rise in the commune and flow south-east to join the Doux. The Merdenc rises in the north of the commune and forms part of the northern border as it flows north-east to join the Daronne south-east of Saint-Félicien.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain

Arlebosc

Empurany

Le Crestet

Colombier-le-Jeune

Toponymy

A legend attributes the name of the commune to one of its Lords: Bozon d'Arles.

In reality, it is a name from the Old French -bosc (a primitive form of bois meaning "wood") attested in the Occitan form of Arlabosc from 912 and Latinized to Allabosco in the 14th century.^[3]

Ernest Nègre^[3] explained the first element as an Occitan form erela meaning "cranberry". The French term for cranberry (Airelle) is considered to be a borrowing from a variant of the Massif Central or the Alpine éiréla (also airelo). The Provençal aire is also used for "cranberry", from the Latin ater meaning "black",^[4] d'où la signification globale de « bois des airelles ».3, so the overall meaning is "forest of cranberries".

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[5]

From	To	Name
1809		Jean-Baptiste Bouvet
1809	1816	Jean André Etienne-Peyrouze
1817		Jean Alexandre du Rouchet de Chazotte
1945	1954	Marius Sarzier
1954	1977	André Banchet
1977	1989	Michel Vert
1989	2008	Jean-Claude Deloche
2008	2020	Jean Paul Agier

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 354 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
1,000	784	950	971	926	1,035	1,015	1,020	989

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
1,042	1,044	1,050	1,098	1,103	1,080	1,074	1,141	1,033

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
986	1,010	896	804	739	690	668	614	534

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	-
501	479	433	378	360	321	-	354	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively old. The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years (29.3%) is higher than the national average (21.8%) and the departmental average (26.8%). Unlike national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is greater than the female population (50.1% against 48.7% nationally and 49.1% at the departmental level).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Arlebosc and Ardèche Department in 2009

	Arlebosc	Arlebosc	Ardèche	Ardèche
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	13.3	11.6	18.7	16.9
15 to 29 Years	20.2	16.3	15.4	14.0
30 to 44 Years	11.6	15.7	19.9	18.9
45 to 59 Years	30.6	22.1	21.5	20.6
60 to 74 Years	13.3	14.5	16.1	16.4
75 to 89 Years	11.0	18.6	8.0	11.7
90 Years+	0.0	1.2	0.4	1.5

Sources:

Sites and Monuments

Church of Saint Sacrement at Arlebosc

The Chateau of Chazotte (17th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[6]
The Chateau of Malgaray
The Chateau of Romaneaux
The Church of Saint Sacrement from the 19th century. The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- 2 Statues: Torch-bearing Angels (18th century)^[7]
- A Silk Cope (19th century)^[8]
- A Group Sculpture: Crucifixion^[9]
- A Ciborium (1657)^[10]

The Chapel of Saint Just

Picture Gallery

Chapel at Saint Just
Tincey Cross from 1890
Cross in front of the Chapel at Saint Just

Notable people linked to the commune

Myriam Gagnaire, a presenter on France 3 and TV5 Monde on "Side gardens" is a resident of the commune and artistic director of La Compagnie du Chat qui louche (French), a cultural association whose headquarters is in Arlebosc and covers the Ardèche department with various cultural and educational activities in association with the local authorities.

Notes and references

Notes

↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

↑ Inhabitants of Ardèche (French)
1 2 3 Google Maps
1 2 Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France, volume II, Librairie Droz, 1991. p. 1206. (French)
↑ Etymology of airelle, CNRTL website (French)
↑ List of Mayors of France (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00116627 Chateau of Chazotte (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07001092 Statue: Torch-bearing Angels (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000029 Silk Cope (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000028 Group Sculpture: Crucifixion (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000027 Ciborium (French)

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