Vocance
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Vocance (French pronunciation: [vɔkɑ̃s]; Occitan: Vaucança) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Vocance | |
|---|---|
The entrance to the chateau in Vocance | |
![]() Location of Vocance | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′07″N 4°33′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Canton | Annonay-2 |
| Intercommunality | Annonay Rhône Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Virginie Ferrand[1] |
Area 1 | 17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 613 |
| • Density | 35.7/km2 (92.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07347 /07690 |
| Elevation | 442–1,191 m (1,450–3,907 ft) (avg. 510 m or 1,670 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 823 | — |
| 1975 | 814 | −0.16% |
| 1982 | 699 | −2.15% |
| 1990 | 661 | −0.70% |
| 1999 | 619 | −0.73% |
| 2007 | 617 | −0.04% |
| 2012 | 584 | −1.09% |
| 2017 | 610 | +0.87% |
| 2023 | 613 | +0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
