Berrias-et-Casteljau

Berrias-et-Casteljau
Commune
Commandery of Jalès

Coat of arms
Berrias-et-Casteljau
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Berrias-et-Casteljau
Coordinates: 44°22′33″N 4°12′04″E / 44.3758°N 4.2011°E / 44.3758; 4.2011Coordinates: 44°22′33″N 4°12′04″E / 44.3758°N 4.2011°E / 44.3758; 4.2011
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Largentière
Canton Les Cévennes ardéchoises
Intercommunality Pays de Jalès
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean Ferole
Area1 26.42 km2 (10.20 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 640
  Density 24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 07031 /07460
Elevation 100–262 m (328–860 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Berrias-et-Casteljau is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Geography

The Chassezac flows southeast through the northern part of the commune, then forms part of its eastern border.

The Berriasian Age of the Cretaceous Period of geological time is named for the village of Berrias in the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962651    
1968622−4.5%
1975614−1.3%
1982536−12.7%
1990541+0.9%
1999566+4.6%
2008640+13.1%

See also

References

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