Les Assions is a

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in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Assionais'' or ''Assionaises''.

Geography

Les Assions is located some 35 km south-west of

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and 5 km north-east of

Les Vans Les Vans (; oc, Los Vans) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France. Geography The village of Les Vans, the principal settlement of the canton of the same name in the south of the Ardèche ...

. Access to the commune is by the D104A road from Lablachère in the north passing through the heart of the commune just east of the village and continuing south to join the D295 near Vompdes. The D452 branches off the D104A in the commune and goes east by a circuitous route to the ''Village de Vacances Francaises de Casteljau''. The D104 from Lablachère to Saint-Paul-le-Jeune forms the eastern border of the commune. Access to the village is by a country road (Le Village) branching north from the D104A in the south of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Le Bosc in the west, Le Bourel and La Ribeyrie to the north-east and Champetier-Haut in the north. The commune east of the Salindres river is mostly wasteland and forest while the west side is mostly forest with farmland and residential areas.Google Maps
/ref> The Chassezac river forms the southern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Ardeche at Saint-Alban-Auriolles. The Riviere de Salindres flows south through the commune to join the Chassezac and several other tributaries rise in the commune and flow into the Chassezac. The vegetation includes predominantly oak trees, olive trees and chestnut trees.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 740 inhabitants.

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively old. Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Les Assions and Ardèche Department in 2017 Source: INSEEÉvolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune des Assions (07017)
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Sites and monuments

*The abandoned village of Cornilhon *The Clochans on the ''Plateau des Gras'' *The Chapel of Sainte-Apollonie from the 19th century on top of the Puech *The Church of Saint-Apollinaire, rebuilt in the 17th and 19th centuries on the ruins of a Roman church The Church of Saint-Apollinaire contains three items that are registered as historical objects: *Statue: Saint Apollinaire (19th century) *2 Processional Crosses (19th century) *A Bronze Bell (1670)Ministry of Culture, Palissy ;Gallery File:Cornilhon.jpg, Cornhilon - the abandoned village File:Plateau des Gras - Capitelle - Champ Redon.jpg, Clochan on the Plateau des Gras File:Plateau des Gras - Gérine - Capitelle.jpg, Clochan on the Plateau des Gras File:Ste Appolonie- Les Assions.jpg, The Chapel of Sainte-Apollonie on the Puech File:Eglise Saint-Apollinaire - Les Assions.jpg, The Church of Saint-Apollinaire File:Plateau des Gras - Gérine.jpg, The Plateau des Gras File:Plateau des Gras - Chemins.jpg, A path on the Plateau des Gras

References

External links

Les Assions on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Aßion'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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