Ardèche
Ardèche (; , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche (river), Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (; AURA) or ; or ; . is a Regions of France, region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into e ...
region of southern
France
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.
Geography
Accons is located in the
arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhone
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissement ...
and the
canton of Haut-Eyrieux
The canton of Haut-Eyrieux (before 2016: ''canton of Le Cheylard'') is an administrative division of the Ardèche department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its ...
, 4 km south-west of
Le Cheylard
Le Cheylard (; ) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ardèche department
The following is a list of the 335 communes of the Ardèche department of France.
The communes co ...
and some 50 km south-east of
Le Puy-en-Velay
Le Puy-en-Velay (, ; , before 1988: ''Le Puy'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Loire Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of south-central France.
Located near the rive ...
. The only road into Accons is the D578 running west from Le Cheylard and continuing to
Mariac
Mariac () is a commune in the Ardèche department in the south of France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ardèche department
The following is a list of the 335 communes of the Ardèche department of France.
The communes coope ...
. Accons village is accessed by the Accons road or La Mothe road which both branch off the D578. In the north of the commune is the hamlet of Villebrion which is also accessed by small mountain roads.Google Maps /ref>
The ''Dorne'' river crosses the commune from west to east north of the village as it flows east to join the
Eyrieux
The Eyrieux () is a tributary of the Rhône in the Ardèche department, France. The Eyrieux runs for . It begins in the Massif Central and joins the Rhône just downstream of Valence.
The Eyrieux has at least three distinct landscapes. Above Le ...
at
Le Cheylard
Le Cheylard (; ) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ardèche department
The following is a list of the 335 communes of the Ardèche department of France.
The communes co ...
. Many tributaries feed the Dorne from the commune: in the north the ''Ruisseau des Combes'' forms the western border as it flows south to join the Dorne; in the south many streams flow north to join the Dorne including the ''Ruisseau de Praderne'' which forms part of the western border before joining the Dorne and the ''Ruisseau de Boure'' flows north through the centre of the commune.