Payzac, Ardèche

Payzac
Commune
The church in Payzac
Location of Payzac
Payzac Location within France Payzac Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 44°27′16″N 4°09′14″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Les Cévennes ardéchoises
Intercommunality	Pays Beaume Drobie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Coulange
Area 1	13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	539
• Density	39.3/km2 (102/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07171 /07230
Elevation	188–619 m (617–2,031 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Payzac (French pronunciation: [pɛzak]; Occitan: Paisac) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,000	—
1800	1,052	+0.73%
1806	1,166	+1.73%
1821	1,156	−0.06%
1831	1,396	+1.90%
1836	1,301	−1.40%
1841	1,286	−0.23%
1846	1,294	+0.12%
1851	1,267	−0.42%
1856	1,163	−1.70%
1861	1,132	−0.54%
1866	1,126	−0.11%
1872	1,028	−1.51%
1876	1,046	+0.43%
1881	944	−2.03%
1886	866	−1.71%
1891	886	+0.46%
1896	820	−1.54%
1901	755	−1.64%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	773	+0.47%
1911	712	−1.63%
1921	667	−0.65%
1926	640	−0.82%
1931	626	−0.44%
1936	620	−0.19%
1946	572	−0.80%
1954	515	−1.30%
1962	471	−1.11%
1968	413	−2.17%
1975	363	−1.83%
1982	424	+2.24%
1990	436	+0.35%
1999	389	−1.26%
2007	466	+2.28%
2012	552	+3.45%
2017	536	−0.59%
2023	539	+0.09%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department