Saint-Félicien, Ardèche
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Saint-Félicien | |
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 A view of Saint-Félicien from the route to the Col de Fontaille | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Félicien  | |
  Saint-Félicien  Saint-Félicien | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′12″N 4°37′41″E / 45.0867°N 4.6281°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Canton | Haut-Vivarais |
| Intercommunality | CA Arche Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yann Eyssautier[1] |
Area 1 | 21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,119 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07236 /07410 |
| Elevation | 414–1,028 m (1,358–3,373 ft) (avg. 542 m or 1,778 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Félicien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ felisjɛ̃]; Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Farcian) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,058 | — |
| 1968 | 1,214 | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 1,144 | −5.8% |
| 1982 | 1,238 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 1,240 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,183 | −4.6% |
| 2008 | 1,212 | +2.5% |
Personalities linked to Saint-Félicien
[edit]- Marie-France Banc (1876 - 1965), Righteous Among the Nations. Under the name Sister Mary of the Angels, Mother Superior Banc ran the two boarding houses in Saint-Félicien during World War II and protected two Jewish children for two years. She died in Saint-Félicien in 1965.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Marie-Banc". www.ajpn.org. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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