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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.

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Florac is a former commune in the Lozère department of France, situated in the Occitanie region. It served as the capital of the arrondissement of Florac, the canton of Florac Trois Rivières, and the Causse Méjean. The area covered 29.89 square kilometers and had a population of 2,114. Florac bordered the communes of Quézac, Bédouès, Montbrun, and La Salle-Prunet.

The commune was dissolved on December 31, 2015, and replaced by Florac-Trois-Rivières. It was twinned with L'Anse-Saint-Jean and Arbúcies. Florac is located at an elevation of 1,141 meters above sea level, with a postal code of 48400.

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Place details

Locality
Florac Trois Rivières
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
1,921
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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44US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.5 µg/m³
PM10
13.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Florac
French commune.image
Chateau et clocher Florac.JPG
French commune.caption
Florac castle
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Florac 48.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Florac
French commune.canton
Florac
French commune.INSEE
48061
French commune.postal code
48400
French commune.commune
Florac-Trois-Rivières
French commune.elevation m
542
French commune.elevation min m
522
French commune.elevation max m
1141
French commune.area km2
29.89
French commune.population
1889
French commune.population date
2019

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Medieval
  • 19th century
  • Historic buildings
  • Ecclesiastical
  • Eglise Reformée de France (1832)
  • St Martin's Catholic Church (1833)
  • Military
  • Château de Florac
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Florac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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