Largentière

Largentière () is a "commune" in the Ardèche department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is a "subprefecture" of the department.
Name.
Its name, used since the thirteenth century in place of its more ancient name "Segualeriae" (Ségualières), refers to the silver mines in the area between the tenth and fifteenth centuries.
Geography.
The "commune" of Largentière is in the southern part of the Ardèche department, in the narrow valley of the "Ligne" river, a short right tributary of the Ardèche river.
The "commune" has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The distances from Largentière to other cities are:
Largentière is surrounded by the "communes":
Climate.
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Largentière is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype "Cfb".
Population.
The inhabitants of Largentière are known, in French, as "Largentiérois" (women: "Largentiéroises").
With a population of 1,734, Largentière has a population density of inhabitants/km2. It is the second smallest subprefecture in France after Castellane in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department that has only 1,541 inhabitants (2014).
Evolution of the population in Largentière
Administration.
Largentière is a subprefecture of the Ardèche department since 1800. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Largentière and is part of the canton Vallon-Pont-d'Arc.
It is part of the intercommunality "Val de Ligne", officially named as "Communauté de communes Val de Ligne".