Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux

Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux
A view towards Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux A view towards Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux
Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Privas
Canton	Privas
Intercommunality	Eyrieux aux Serres
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Valette
Area1	7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	921
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	07167 / 07360
Elevation	157–400 m (515–1,312 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

The nearest towns are Privas and Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut.

History

The first records of a settlement can be dated back to the 12th century. Situated on the banks of the Eyrieux river (a tributary to the Rhône river), Les Ollières (as it is often shortened to by the local people) became a central location for the treatment and processing of silk in the early 18th century. The silk (and later different textiles) industry was to feature heavily in the surrounding area.

21st century

The village has now become a tourist location, attracting many Dutch, German, Swiss and English tourists to its many camp sites during the summer months. Although some tourists have started to renovate old cottages and set up permanent or holiday homes in the area.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	860	—
1800	921	+7.1%
1806	905	−1.7%
1821	1,024	+13.1%
1831	1,138	+11.1%
1836	1,226	+7.7%
1841	1,205	−1.7%
1846	1,348	+11.9%
1851	1,467	+8.8%
1856	1,368	−6.7%
1861	1,405	+2.7%
1866	1,352	−3.8%
1872	1,431	+5.8%
1876	1,452	+1.5%
1881	1,387	−4.5%
1886	1,470	+6.0%
1891	2,309	+57.1%
1896	1,872	−18.9%
1901	1,920	+2.6%
1906	1,968	+2.5%
1911	1,272	−35.4%
1921	1,154	−9.3%
1926	1,194	+3.5%
1931	1,200	+0.5%
1936	1,110	−7.5%
1946	1,017	−8.4%
1954	993	−2.4%
1962	1,015	+2.2%
1968	960	−5.4%
1975	788	−17.9%
1982	793	+0.6%
1990	769	−3.0%
1999	797	+3.6%
2008	921	+15.6%

Transportation

For the people of Les Ollières a daily bus service runs to Valence and Privas.

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

References

• INSEE