Chaudeyrac
Commune in Occitania, France
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Chaudeyrac (French pronunciation: [ʃodeʁak]; Occitan: Chaudairac) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.
Chaudeyrac | |
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The bell tower in Chaudeyrac | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Chaudeyrac | |
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| Coordinates: 44°39′37″N 3°45′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| Canton | Grandrieu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Romieu[1] |
Area 1 | 44.10 km2 (17.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 291 |
| • Density | 6.60/km2 (17.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48045 /48170 |
| Elevation | 1,119–1,436 m (3,671–4,711 ft) (avg. 1,143 m or 3,750 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The small villages of Fouzillic and Fouzillac, 300 m from each other, are located on the territory of the commune. The villages are mentioned by Robert Louis Stevenson in Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes. He was there on September 24–25, 1878, while on his way to Cheylard-l'Évêque. He refers to the villages as "Fouzilhic" and "Fouzilhac".[3][4]
