Lesperon

Lesperon is a common French, located in the department of the Ardèche and the area the Rhone-Alps.

Geography

Lesperon (Ardeche) extends on 2499 hectares with the junction from three areas: Languedoc-Roussillon (Lozere), Auvergne (Haute-Loire), the Rhone-Alps (Ardeche). Concoules, Chamblazère, Genestouse, Ribeyre, Lesperon, Hermet-Chabalier, Hermet-Ginestouse, Malesveilles, Mauras and Pestel compose this ardéchoise commune which is crossed by two rivers (the Allier and Espezonnette).

History

The commune of Lesperon has a classified church of XIIe century equipped with a splendid bell-tower with comb. The church of Saint-Hilaire-of-Lesperon was a priory of the abbey of Saint-Guilhem-the-Desert (Herault) of XIe century at the revolutionary period. In XIIe-XIIIe centuries, the way of Régordane which leads Saint-Gilles (Gard) to the Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire), two high places of pilgrimage, crosses this village.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Saint-Hilaire church of Lesperon with bell-tower with comb (XIIe century). Turn of Concoules.

Personalities related to the commune

Lesperon is the birthplace of the Troubadour Perdigon (born towards 1070/1075). According to its biography occitane, Perdigos fo (...) of the avescat of Gevaudan, of a borc which has name Lespero E fo filhs of a pescador (Perdigon (...) of was évêché of Gévaudan, a borough named Lesperon, and was wire of fisherman).

See too

Common of Ardeche

External bonds

Lesperon on the site of the national geographical Institute
Lesperon on the site of INSEE
Lesperon on the site of Quid
Localization of Lesperon on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Lesperon on Mapquest
* Site of the town hall of Lesperon

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