Cheylard-l'Évêque
Commune in Occitania, France
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Cheylard-l'Évêque (French pronunciation: [ʃelaʁ levɛk]; Occitan: Lo Chailar de l'Avesque) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.
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| Coordinates: 44°38′55″N 3°48′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| Canton | Langogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Ferreres[1] |
Area 1 | 29.64 km2 (11.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 65 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48048 /48300 |
| Elevation | 1,055–1,491 m (3,461–4,892 ft) (avg. 1,200 m or 3,900 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sagnerousse, which is within the commune of Cheylard-l'Évêque, and the village of Cheylard-l'Évêque itself, were visited by Robert Louis Stevenson on September 24 and 25, 1878, respectively. They are mentioned in Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes.[3][4] The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path approximately following Stevenson's journey, runs through both settlements.[5]
