Gravières

Gravières is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Gravières
Commune
Sanctuary of Notre Dame de Lourdes
Coat of arms
Location of Gravières
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Coordinates: 44°25′20″N 4°05′33″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Les Cévennes ardéchoises
Intercommunality	Pays des Vans
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Monique Doladille
Area ^1	18.52 km^2 (7.15 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	474
• Density	26/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07100 /07140
Elevation	159–955 m (522–3,133 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Chassezac.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,033	—
1800	895	−13.4%
1806	936	+4.6%
1821	971	+3.7%
1831	1,034	+6.5%
1836	1,031	−0.3%
1841	1,052	+2.0%
1846	1,071	+1.8%
1851	1,093	+2.1%
1856	1,009	−7.7%
1861	955	−5.4%
1866	902	−5.5%
1872	864	−4.2%
1876	790	−8.6%
1881	737	−6.7%
1886	734	−0.4%
1891	736	+0.3%
1896	736	+0.0%
1901	677	−8.0%
1906	677	+0.0%
1911	611	−9.7%
1921	527	−13.7%
1926	535	+1.5%
1931	514	−3.9%
1936	492	−4.3%
1946	416	−15.4%
1954	420	+1.0%
1962	436	+3.8%
1968	459	+5.3%
1975	400	−12.9%
1982	381	−4.7%
1990	369	−3.1%
1999	370	+0.3%
2008	372	+0.5%
2011	421	+13.2%
2014	452	+7.4%

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

References

• INSEE

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.