Landos

Landos
Commune
The Castier Bridge, in Landos
Landos
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Landos
Coordinates: 44°50′37″N 3°49′57″E / 44.8436°N 3.8325°E / 44.8436; 3.8325Coordinates: 44°50′37″N 3°49′57″E / 44.8436°N 3.8325°E / 44.8436; 3.8325
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Loire
Arrondissement Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton Velay volcanique
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Louis Reynaud
Area1 36.51 km2 (14.10 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 901
  Density 25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

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

Landos is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.


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