Saint-Privat-du-Fau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁiva dy fo]; Occitan: Sent Privat del Fau) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[3]
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| Coordinates: 44°55′04″N 3°20′27″E / 44.9178°N 3.3408°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| Canton | Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Laurent[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.16 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 111 |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48179 /48140 |
| Elevation | 879–1,417 m (2,884–4,649 ft) (avg. 1,100 m or 3,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Notable people
edit- Augustin Trébuchon (30 May 1878 – 11 November 1918) was the last French soldier killed during the First World War.[4] He was a shepherd in Saint-Privat-du-Fau when he was mobilised in 1914.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ John Hayes-Fisher (29 October 2008). "The last soldiers to die in World War I". BBC Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
At 10.45 another 40-year-old soldier, Frenchman Augustin Trebuchon, was taking a message to troops by the River Meuse saying that soup would be served at 11.30 after the peace, when he too was killed.
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