Esclanèdes (; oc, Esclanedes) is a commune 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, ...

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in southern

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. Its inhabitants are known as ''Esclanédiens''.

Geography

The main part of the commune is located in the

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valley, whereas the rest is on the

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of Sauveterre. The town hall is located in the biggest burg called Le Bruel, on the north side of the river. Esclanèdes is named after the burg situated on the north side and where is located the church. Other inhabited places are the small burgs of Les Crottes et la Rocherousse and the two farms of Marance and Le Mazet. The adjoining communes are the following: *

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on the southwest side * Grèzes on the north side * Cultures on the east side * Gabrias on the northeast side * Barjac on the northeast and southeast sides

Administration

The current mayor is Pascale Bonicel, elected in 2020.

Demographics

Between 1990 and 1999: *Population in 1990: 217 *Population in 1999: 250 *Natural increase: - 2 *Net migration: + 35 *Population growth: + 33 *Average variation rate of the population by year: +1,5%

References

Sights

Image:Pont_esclanedes_1.jpg, Esclanèdes bridge Image:Eglise_escanedes_1.jpg, Saint-Hippolyte church Communes of Lozère {{Lozère-geo-stub