Vals-les-Bains

Vals-les-Bains is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Vals-les-Bains
Commune
The town hall in Vals-les-Bains
Coat of arms
Location of Vals-les-Bains
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Coordinates: 44°39′59″N 4°22′01″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Aubenas-1
Intercommunality	Bassin d'Aubenas
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Claude Flory
Area ^1	19.2 km^2 (7.4 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,582
• Density	190/km^2 (480/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Valsois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07331 /07600
Elevation	250–985 m (820–3,232 ft) (avg. 328 m or 1,076 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,063 —     1800 1,960 −5.0% 1806 2,090 +6.6% 1821 2,201 +5.3% 1831 2,355 +7.0% 1836 2,415 +2.5% 1841 2,789 +15.5% 1846 2,834 +1.6% 1851 2,875 +1.4% 1856 2,963 +3.1% 1861 2,800 −5.5% 1866 2,795 −0.2% 1872 3,240 +15.9% 1876 3,301 +1.9% 1881 3,410 +3.3% 1886 3,911 +14.7% 1891 3,684 −5.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 3,817 +3.6% 1901 4,025 +5.4% 1906 4,352 +8.1% 1911 4,414 +1.4% 1921 4,004 −9.3% 1926 4,218 +5.3% 1931 3,956 −6.2% 1936 3,691 −6.7% 1946 3,719 +0.8% 1954 3,843 +3.3% 1962 3,866 +0.6% 1968 4,190 +8.4% 1975 4,129 −1.5% 1982 3,933 −4.7% 1990 3,661 −6.9% 1999 3,536 −3.4% 2008 3,737 +5.7%

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.