Araules

Araules
Commune
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Coordinates: 45°05′28″N 4°10′26″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Yssingeaux
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Nadine Dufour[1]
Area ^1	31.1 km^2 (12.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	608
• Density	20/km^2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43007 /43200
Elevation	920–1,386 m (3,018–4,547 ft) (avg. 1,044 m or 3,425 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Araules (French pronunciation: [aʁol]; Occitan: Araulas) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	865	—
1975	777	−1.52%
1982	686	−1.76%
1990	595	−1.76%
1999	607	+0.22%
2009	616	+0.15%
2014	595	−0.69%
2020	604	+0.25%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE