Largentière

Largentière (French pronunciation: [laʁʒɑ̃tjɛʁ] ^ⓘ; Occitan: L'Argentièira) is a subprefecture and commune of the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southern France.

CountryFrance

Area

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7.22 km² (2.79 sq mi)

Population

(2023)^[2]

1,450

DemonymLargentiérois

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Largentière L'Argentièira (Occitan)
Subprefecture and commune
The castle in Largentière
Coat of arms
Location of Largentière
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Coordinates: 44°32′37″N 4°17′39″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Intercommunality	CC Val de Ligne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Roger Durand[1]
Area 1	7.22 km2 (2.79 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,450
• Density	201/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demonym	Largentiérois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07132 /07710
Elevation	147–420 m (482–1,378 ft)
Website	www.largentiere.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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It is located in the narrow valley of the Ligne, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Aubenas. With a population of 1,573 as of 2020, Largentière is the second-least populated subprefecture in France after Castellane in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

Its name, adopted in the 13th century in place of its more ancient name Segualeriae (Ségualières), refers to the silver mines in the area between the 10th and 15th centuries, when the silver-bearing lead ores in intrusive veins in the Largentières sandstone^[3] were exploited under the authority of the Counts of Toulouse and the Bishops of Viviers, whose title Barons de Largentière was linked to the bishopric.