La Canourgue

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La Canourgue
Commune
The road through La Canourgue
The road through La Canourgue
Coat of arms of La Canourgue
Coat of arms
Location of La Canourgue
La Canourgue is located in France
La Canourgue
La Canourgue
Coordinates: 44°26′01″N 3°12′56″E / 44.4336°N 3.2156°E / 44.4336; 3.2156Coordinates: 44°26′01″N 3°12′56″E / 44.4336°N 3.2156°E / 44.4336; 3.2156
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentLozère
ArrondissementMende
CantonLa Canourgue
IntercommunalityAubrac Lot Causses Tarn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Malzac[1]
Area
1
104.29 km2 (40.27 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
2,146
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
48034 /48500
Elevation521–1,008 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.

La Canourgue (French pronunciation: ​[la kanuʁɡ]; 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.

The commune served as a location for the 2006 film A Good Year.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Postcards from Provence. A Good Year DVD. 2007.

Gallery[]

  • House in La Canourgue

  • Canal in La Canourgue



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