Lalouvesc

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Jacques Burriez^[1]Area10.53 km² (4.07 sq mi)Population377 • Density36/km² (93/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation716–1,256 m (2,349–4,121 ft)
(avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lalouvesc (French pronunciation: [laluvɛsk]; Occitan: L'Alauvesc) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the southern east region of France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	559	—
1975	470	−2.45%
1982	487	+0.51%
1990	514	+0.68%
1999	494	−0.44%
2009	496	+0.04%
2014	411	−3.69%
2020	374	−1.56%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

The Basilica of St. Regis, designed in Byzantine Revival style and completed in 1877, contains the relics of St. John Francis Regis (Jean-François Régis). The windows of the basilica recount the life of the saint and the frescoes in the choir tell the history of pilgrimages to the place. The basilica includes a museum for visitors.

The house where the saint died, on 31 December 1640, is located nearby and has been transformed into a sanctuary.

Personalities

St. Thérèse Couderc, co-founder of the Sisters of the Cenacle, also is buried in Lalouvesc.

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

References