Saint-Félicien, Ardèche

Saint-Félicien is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Saint-Félicien
A view of Saint-Félicien from the route to the Col de Fontaille
Location of Saint-Félicien
Saint-Félicien
Saint-Félicien
Coordinates: 45°05′12″N 4°37′41″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementTournon-sur-Rhône
CantonHaut-Vivarais
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jean-Paul Chauvin (PR)
Area
1
21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,191
  Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07236 /07410
Elevation414–1,028 m (1,358–3,373 ft)
(avg. 542 m or 1,778 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,058    
19681,214+14.7%
19751,144−5.8%
19821,238+8.2%
19901,240+0.2%
19991,183−4.6%
20081,212+2.5%

Personalities linked to Saint-Félicien

  • Marie-France Banc (1876 - 1965), Righteous Among the Nations. Under the name Sister Mary of the Angels, Mother Superior Banc ran the two boarding houses in Saint-Félicien during World War II and protected two Jewish children for two years. She died in Saint-Félicien in 1965.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Marie-Banc". www.ajpn.org. Retrieved 2020-08-15.


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