Vals-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [vals le bɛ̃];[3] Occitan: Vals) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Vals-les-Bains
The town hall in Vals-les-Bains
The town hall in Vals-les-Bains
Coat of arms of Vals-les-Bains
Location of Vals-les-Bains
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Vals-les-Bains is located in France
Vals-les-Bains
Vals-les-Bains
Vals-les-Bains is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vals-les-Bains
Vals-les-Bains
Coordinates: 44°39′59″N 4°22′01″E / 44.6664°N 4.3669°E / 44.6664; 4.3669
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementLargentière
CantonAubenas-1
IntercommunalityBassin d'Aubenas
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Michel Ceysson[1]
Area
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19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,485
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
DemonymValsois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07331 /07600
Elevation250–985 m (820–3,232 ft)
(avg. 328 m or 1,076 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,063—    
1800 1,960−0.73%
1806 2,090+1.08%
1821 2,201+0.35%
1831 2,355+0.68%
1836 2,415+0.50%
1841 2,789+2.92%
1846 2,834+0.32%
1851 2,875+0.29%
1856 2,963+0.60%
1861 2,800−1.13%
1866 2,795−0.04%
1872 3,240+2.49%
1876 3,301+0.47%
1881 3,410+0.65%
1886 3,911+2.78%
1891 3,684−1.19%
1896 3,817+0.71%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,025+1.07%
1906 4,352+1.57%
1911 4,414+0.28%
1921 4,004−0.97%
1926 4,218+1.05%
1931 3,956−1.27%
1936 3,691−1.38%
1946 3,719+0.08%
1954 3,843+0.41%
1962 3,866+0.07%
1968 4,190+1.35%
1975 4,129−0.21%
1982 3,933−0.69%
1990 3,661−0.89%
1999 3,536−0.39%
2007 3,741+0.71%
2012 3,412−1.82%
2017 3,582+0.98%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Comment Vals-les-Bains (Ardèche) se prépare aux épisodes cévenols ?, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 16 April 2021
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vals-les-Bains, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE