Florac Trois Rivières
Subprefecture and commune in Occitania, France
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Florac Trois Rivières (French pronunciation: [flɔʁak tʁwɑ ʁivjɛʁ] ⓘ, literally 'Florac Three Rivers'; Occitan: Florac-Tres-Rius) is a commune in the department of Lozère, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Florac and La Salle-Prunet.[3] It is the seat (sous-préfecture) of the arrondissement of Florac.
Florac Trois Rivières
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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 Location of Florac Trois Rivières | |
  Florac Trois Rivières Location within France  Florac Trois Rivières Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 44°19′26″N 3°35′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Florac |
| Canton | Florac Trois Rivières |
| Intercommunality | Gorges Causses Cévennes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Flore Thérond[1] |
Area 1 | 48.39 km2 (18.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,100 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48061 /48400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Florac is listed as a Village étape.[4]
Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,842 | — |
| 1975 | 2,090 | +1.82% |
| 1982 | 2,171 | +0.54% |
| 1990 | 2,180 | +0.05% |
| 1999 | 2,125 | −0.28% |
| 2007 | 2,058 | −0.40% |
| 2012 | 2,139 | +0.78% |
| 2017 | 2,075 | −0.61% |
| 2023 | 2,100 | +0.20% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
