Accons is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

Accons
A view towards Mariac from Accons
A view towards Mariac from Accons
Location of Accons
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Accons is located in France
Accons
Accons
Accons is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Accons
Accons
Coordinates: 44°53′14″N 4°23′16″E / 44.8872°N 4.3878°E / 44.8872; 4.3878
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementTournon-sur-Rhône
CantonHaut-Eyrieux
IntercommunalityVal'Eyrieux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Josette Clauzier[1]
Area
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9.87 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
369
 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07001 /07160
Elevation476–1,201 m (1,562–3,940 ft)
(avg. 560 m or 1,840 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Accons is located in the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhone and the canton of Haut-Eyrieux, 4 km south-west of Le Cheylard and some 50 km south-east of Le Puy-en-Velay. The only road into Accons is the D578 running west from Le Cheylard and continuing to Mariac. Accons village is accessed by the Accons road or La Mothe road which both branch off the D578. In the north of the commune is the hamlet of Villebrion which is also accessed by small mountain roads.[3]

The Dorne river crosses the commune from west to east north of the village as it flows east to join the Eyrieux at Le Cheylard. Many tributaries feed the Dorne from the commune: in the north the Ruisseau des Combes forms the western border as it flows south to join the Dorne; in the south many streams flow north to join the Dorne including the Ruisseau de Praderne which forms part of the western border before joining the Dorne and the Ruisseau de Boure flows north through the centre of the commune.[3]

Neighbouring Communes

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Administration

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List of Successive Mayors of Accons[4]

From To Name
2001 2014 Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq
2014 Current Josette Clauzier

Population

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The inhabitants are called Acconnais or Acconnaises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 921—    
1800 933+0.19%
1806 965+0.56%
1821 813−1.14%
1831 1,151+3.54%
1836 1,038−2.05%
1841 1,111+1.37%
1846 1,080−0.56%
1851 949−2.55%
1856 716−5.48%
1861 668−1.38%
1866 655−0.39%
1872 673+0.45%
1876 620−2.03%
1881 594−0.85%
1886 659+2.10%
1891 599−1.89%
1896 581−0.61%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 540−1.45%
1906 543+0.11%
1911 514−1.09%
1921 502−0.24%
1926 457−1.86%
1931 455−0.09%
1936 436−0.85%
1946 363−1.82%
1954 359−0.14%
1962 336−0.82%
1968 277−3.17%
1975 289+0.61%
1982 378+3.91%
1990 375−0.10%
1999 419+1.24%
2007 432+0.38%
2012 416−0.75%
2017 382−1.69%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Sites and Monuments

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  • The Château de la Mothe: a 15th to 16th century church with an attractive bell tower.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Accons, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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