The arrondissement of Florac is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Lozère Lozère (; oc, Losera ) is a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the

Occitanie Occitanie may refer to: *Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French *Occitania (administrative region) Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...

région France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (french: régions, singular ), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collect ...

. Its

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and ''départements''. They are also used as national identification ...

is 481 and its

capital city A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, Department (country subdivision), department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city ...

is Florac-Trois-Rivières. Its population is 13,242 (2016), and its area is . It is the smallest and southernmost of the two arrondissements of the department. There is only one town with more than 1,000 inhabitants: Florac Trois Rivières, with 2,067 inhabitants.Populations légales 2019: 48 Lozère
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Geography

The arrondissement of Florac is surrounded by the

arrondissement of Mende The arrondissement of Mende is an arrondissement of France in the Lozère department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 482 and its capital city, and prefecture of the department, is Mende. Its population is 63,180 (2016), and its area i ...

to the north, by the

Gard Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants o ...

department to the west.

Composition

The arrondissement of Florac has 38 communes; they are (with their

s): #

Barre-des-Cévennes Barre-des-Cévennes (, literally ''Barre of the Cévennes'') is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère depa ...

(48019) #

Bassurels Bassurels is a Communes of France, commune in the Lozère Departments of France, department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Lozère department References Communes of Lozère {{Lozère-geo-stub ...

(48020) #

Bédouès-Cocurès Bédouès-Cocurès (; oc, Bedoesc e Cocurès) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Lozère, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bédouès a ...

(48050) #

Les Bondons Les Bondons (; oc, Los Bondons) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère department of France ...

(48028) # Cans-et-Cévennes (48166) # Cassagnas (48036) # Le Collet-de-Dèze (48051) #

Florac Trois Rivières Florac Trois Rivières (, literally 'Florac Three Rivers'; oc, Florac-Tres-Rius) is a commune in the department of Lozère, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Florac and La Sall ...

(48061) #

Fraissinet-de-Fourques Fraissinet-de-Fourques (; oc, Fraissinet de Forcas) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the Lozère department, in sou ...

(48065) # Gabriac (48067) #

Gatuzières Gatuzières (; oc, Gatusièiras) is a Communes of France, commune in the Lozère Departments of France, department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean References Communes of Loz ...

(48069) #

Gorges du Tarn Causses Gorges du Tarn Causses is a commune in the department of Lozère, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Sainte-Enimie (the seat), Montbrun and Quézac.Hures-la-Parade Hures-la-Parade (; oc, Ura e la Parada) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Geography Hures-la-Parade is situated on the Causse Méjean in the southeastern part of the Lozère department. It was created in 1971 after t ...

(48074) #

Ispagnac Ispagnac (; oc, Espanhac) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère department of France France (), official ...

(48075) #

La Malène La Malène (; oc, La Malena) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean References Malene Malene ( grc, Μαλήνη or Μαληνή) was a town of ancient A ...

(48088) #

Mas-Saint-Chély Mas-Saint-Chély (; oc, Sench Èli or ''Sench Eli'') is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère department of France ...

(48141) #

Massegros Causses Gorges Massegros Causses Gorges is a commune in the department of Lozère, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Le Massegros (the seat), Le Recoux, Saint-Georges-de-Lévéjac, Saint-Rom ...

(48094) #

Meyrueis Meyrueis is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Geography The town of Meyrueis is located between the foothills of Mont Aigoual to the south, and the Causse Méjean to the north. The town thus marks the border between the ge ...

(48096) # Moissac-Vallée-Française (48097) # Molezon (48098) # Le Pompidou (48115) #

Pont-de-Montvert-Sud-Mont-Lozère Pont-de-Montvert-Sud-Mont-Lozère is a commune in the department of Lozère, southern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Le Pont-de-Montvert, Fraissinet-de-Lozère and Saint-Maurice-de-V ...

(48116) # Rousses (48130) #

Le Rozier Le Rozier (; oc, Lo Rosièr) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Geography The river Jonte joins the Tarn in Le Rozier. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean Causse Méjean is a limestone plat ...

(48131) #

Saint-André-de-Lancize Saint-André-de-Lancize (; oc, Sent Andrieu) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. History History of the commune is mainly marked by the Camisards revolt, which started on July 22, 1702, in Vieljouves, a hamlet located a ...

(48136) #

Sainte-Croix-Vallée-Française Sainte-Croix-Vallée-Française (; oc, Senta Crotz de Valfrancesca) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère department ...

(48144) #

Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française (; oc, Sent Estève de Valfrancesca) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson passed through the village on 2 October 1878, as recounted in his book ...

(48148) #

Saint-Germain-de-Calberte Saint-Germain-de-Calberte (; oc, Sent German de Calbèrta) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson stayed at an inn in the village on the night of 1 October 1878, as recounted in hi ...

(48155) #

Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit (; oc, Sent Alari de la Vit) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère department of France ...

(48158) # Saint-Julien-des-Points (48163) # Saint-Martin-de-Boubaux (48170) # Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle (48171) # Saint-Michel-de-Dèze (48173) #

Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers (; oc, Sant Pèire d'Estripians) is a commune in the Lozère department in Occitanie, southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the Lozèr ...

(48176) #

Saint-Privat-de-Vallongue Saint-Privat-de-Vallongue (; oc, Sent Privat de Vallònga) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list of the 152 communes of the Lozère department of Franc ...

(48178) #

Vebron Vebron is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Lozère department *Causse Méjean Causse Méjean is a limestone plateau in the Lozère department, in southern France. It is a part of The Causses an ...

(48193) # Ventalon-en-Cévennes (48152) # Vialas (48194)

History

The arrondissement of Florac was created in 1800.Historique de la Lozère
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Florac were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 48 Lozère
INSEE # Barre-des-Cévennes #

Florac Florac is a former commune of the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Florac-Trois-Rivières. History Medieval Raymond of Anduze held the barony of Florac and is recorded as using ...

# Le Massegros # Meyrueis # Le Pont-de-Montvert # Sainte-Enimie # Saint-Germain-de-Calberte

References

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