Ajoux () is a

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in the

Ardèche Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Ajouxois'' or ''Ajouxoises''

Geography

Ajoux is located some 100 km south by south east of

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

and 100 km north by north-east of

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune ha ...

. The south of the commune is traversed by the D122 road which runs west from the D104 in a circuitous route through the commune then north-west to Mezilhac. It is possible to access the hamlet of Blaizac from this road via small mountain roads. The D361 runs off this road to the north through the commune to Ajoux village. It continues through the village to join the D244 within the commune. The D244 links ''La Pervenche'' in the north-west by a circuitous route through the commune and continues east passing near the hamlet of ''Mauves'' and joining the D344 near Pranles. The D261 follows the Auzene next to the northern border but does not link to the commune. In addition to Ajoux, there are only the small hamlets of Blaizac and Mauves. The northern border of the commune is delineated by the Auzene river and many streams flow from the commune north to join this river including the Auzener which forms the western border of the commune. The Auzene with many more tributaries downstream eventually joins the Eyneux river which eventually joins the Rhone at

La Voulte-sur-Rhône La Voulte-sur-Rhône (, literally ''La Voulte on Rhône''; oc, La Vòuta) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Population Lagerstätte La Voulte-sur-Rhône is a marine Lagerstätte (sedimentary deposit) located in F ...

. The commune appears mountainous with forests and wasteland. There are two quarries but no farming.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and towns

Administration

List of successive mayors of Ajoux

Population

Distribution of age groups

The population of the town is much older than the departmental average. Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Ajoux and Ardèche Department in 2017 Source: INSEEÉvolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune d'Ajoux (07004)
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Sites and monuments

The best known is the ''Ajoux Rock''. (Not to be confused with the ''Roche d'Ajoux'' in the

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...

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