Asperjoc


Asperjoc is a former commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Vallées-d'Antraigues-Asperjoc.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Asperjocois.

Geography

Asperjoc is located some 2 km north by north-west of Aubenas and 18 km west by south-west of Privas. Access to the commune is by the D 578 road from Antraigues-sur-Volane in the north which passes down the eastern border of the commune and continues south to Vals-les-Bains. The D 243 branches off the D 578 in the south of the commune and goes north-west through the commune and continues to Labastide-sur-Bésorgues. The commune has no village called Asperjoc but has several hamlets: les Beaumelles, la Brugeyre, le Chastelas, le Fau, Laulagnet, le Pont de Bridou, le Pont de l-Huile, la Praye, le Raccourci, le Rigaudel, Thieure, Tras Chabanne et la Valette inférieure. The commune is rugged and alpine in nature with little or no arable land.
The Volane river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Ardèche south of Vals-les-Bains. The Besorgues flows from the north-west of the commune south-east forming part of the western border of the commune and gathering many tributaries in the commune before joining the Volane at the southern corner.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Louis Berthon
20082020Alain Chiraussel

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 393 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively old. The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years is higher than the national average but lower than the departmental average. As for national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is less than the female population.
Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Asperjoc and Ardèche Department in 2010
AsperjocAsperjocArdècheArdèche
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years19.017.618.616.8
15 to 29 Years13.815.715.313.9
30 to 44 Years24.817.119.418.5
45 to 59 Years20.521.921.520.6
60 to 74 Years16.218.116.516.8
75 to 89 Years5.79.08.111.9
90 Years+0.00.50.51.5

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