Landos
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Landos (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃dɔs]; Occitan: Landòs) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Landos | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
Castier Bridge | |
 Location of Landos | |
  Landos  Landos | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′37″N 3°49′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| Canton | Velay volcanique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Reynaud[1] |
Area 1 | 36.51 km2 (14.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 873 |
| • Density | 23.9/km2 (61.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43111 /43340 |
| Elevation | 978–1,237 m (3,209–4,058 ft) (avg. 1,120 m or 3,670 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path, runs through the town, which is also on a disused railway from Le Puy-en-Velay to Langogne.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,205 | — |
| 1975 | 1,147 | −0.70% |
| 1982 | 1,064 | −1.07% |
| 1990 | 1,006 | −0.70% |
| 1999 | 901 | −1.22% |
| 2009 | 912 | +0.12% |
| 2014 | 907 | −0.11% |
| 2020 | 872 | −0.65% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
