Valleraugue

Valleraugue
Part of Val-d'Aigoual
A general view of Valleraugue
Coat of arms
Location of Valleraugue
Valleraugue Location within France Valleraugue Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 44°04′54″N 3°38′33″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Le Vigan
Canton	Le Vigan
Commune	Val-d'Aigoual
Area 1	78.35 km2 (30.25 sq mi)
Population  (2016)	1,061
• Density	13.54/km2 (35.07/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	30570
Elevation	294–1,567 m (965–5,141 ft) (avg. 367 m or 1,204 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valleraugue (French pronunciation: [valʁoɡ]; Occitan: Valarauga) is a former commune in the Gard department in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Aigoual.

Geography

Valleraugue is located in a deep valley of the Cévennes mountains, on the river Hérault. The Mont Aigoual weather station is located on the territory of the commune.

Entrance of Valleraugue.

Bridge on the Hérault river in Valleraugue.

The Hérault river in Valleraugue.

Street of Valleraugue

Valleraugue as seen from the Belvedere place.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	3,264	—
1821	3,614	+0.36%
1846	3,890	+0.29%
1872	3,443	−0.47%
1901	2,443	−1.18%
1926	1,808	−1.20%
1946	1,401	−1.27%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1962	1,047	−1.80%
1968	1,017	−0.48%
1975	1,028	+0.15%
1982	1,041	+0.18%
1990	1,091	+0.59%
1999	1,009	−0.86%
2016	1,061	+0.30%

Source: EHESS and INSEE

Sights

Picturesque medieval town, 26 bridges, most of them several centuries old.

Personalities

Valleraugue was the birthplace of:

• Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau (1810–1892), naturalist was born at Berthézène, which is part of Valleraugue
• Francois Perrier (1835–1888), Brigadier-general and commander of the Légion d'honneur

See also

• Communes of the Gard department