The Volane ( French pronunciation: [vɔlan] ) is a 22.5-kilometre-long (14.0 mi) French river, a tributary of the Ardèche and a sub- affluent of the Rhône .
8-547: It crops at the foot of the suc de l'Areilladou at 1,448 metres (4,751 ft) in Mézilhac and at 1,400 metres (4,600 ft), nearly at the end of the téléski de l'Areilladou. It runs through (among others) the towns of Antraigues-sur-Volane and Vals-les-Bains . It joins the Ardèche north of Labégude , at 234 metres (768 ft) just outside Vals-les-Bains at le pont de Vals (locality) at less than 500 metres (1,600 ft) from
16-625: Is photographed in "A book of the Cévennes" by Sabine Baring-Gould . The Volane gave its name to Antraigues-sur-Volane . Antraigues-sur-Volane Antraigues-sur-Volane ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tʁɛɡ syʁ vɔlan] , literally Antraigues on Volane ; Occitan : Entraigas , before 1989: Antraigues ) is a former commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France . On 1 January 2019, it
24-538: The 1960s Mayor Jean Saussac brought in many artists such as Jacques Brel, Lino Ventura, Pierre Brasseur, Claude Nougaro, Alexander Calder, Allain Leprest Francesca Solleville, Aubret Isabelle and Jean Ferrat, who settled permanently in the village and became deputy mayors in charge of culture. As a result, the nickname "Little Saint Tropez of the Ardèche" was attributed to the commune. List of Successive Mayors of Antraigues-sur-Volane The inhabitants of
32-401: The casino. The river runs through eight communes : The Volane has 21 official tributaries: The river watershed spans eight communes including 7,241 inhabitants for an area of 123 km (47 sq mi) - with an average of 59 inhabitants/km and 563 metres (1,847 ft) in elevation. La Volane is a piscicole stream of 1st category (lush in trout and other salmonids). . The Volane
40-598: The commune are known as Antraiguains or Antraiguaines or alternatively as Antraiguais or Antraiguaises in French. The population of the town is relatively old. The rate of persons above the age of 60 years (48%) is significantly higher than the departmental level (31%). The commune has been an integral part of the Regional Natural Park of Monts d'Ardèche since its inception on 9 April 2001. The commune has two ZNIEFF type II areas in its territory named: "Line of
48-552: The heart of the commune to Laviolle in the north. There is also the D254 going west from the D578 just outside the village via a mountainous route to Labastide-sur-Besorgues in the west. Similarly the D318 road goes east from the village by a mountainous route to Genestelle in the east. The commune is mountainous with some mountain roads accessing parts of the commune. The Volane river flows from
56-522: The north through the commune where it is joined by many tributaries including the Ruisseau de Rouyon , the Ruisseau du Bouchet , the Ruisseau des Fuels , the Rivière de Bise , the Ruisseau de Coupe (which forms the southern border of the commune), and many other unnamed streams. In 1841 the commune of Laviolle was created from a part of Antraigues. Antraigues took its current name on 20 August 1989. In
64-613: Was merged into the new commune Vallées-d'Antraigues-Asperjoc . Antraigues-sur-Volane is located 5 kilometres north of Vals-les-Bains and 14 km north of Aubenas . The village lies on the edge of the Ardèche Cévennes with the northern boundary ending at the Mézilhac Pass and the Vivarais Mountains. Access to the commune is on the D578 road from Val-les-Bains in the south to the village then continuing north through
#128871