La Canourgue
La Canourgue (Occitan: La Canorga) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. It is sometimes known in French as "La petite Venise lozérienne", the Little Venice of Lozère.
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 The road through La Canourgue | |
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Location of La Canourgue 
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| Coordinates: 44°26′01″N 3°12′56″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| Canton | La Canourgue |
| Intercommunality | Aubrac-Lot-Causse |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Blanc[1] |
| Area 1 | 104.29 km2 (40.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[2] | 2,161 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48034 /48500 |
| Elevation | 521–1,008 m (1,709–3,307 ft) (avg. 563 m or 1,847 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune served as a location for the 2006 film A Good Year.[3]
See also
References
- Site du conseil général de la Lozère Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Postcards from Provence. A Good Year DVD. 2007.
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House in La Canourgue
Canal in La Canourgue
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