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.Arrêté préfectoral 29 October 2018
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.Google Maps
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 MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 2001 2008 Louis Berthon 2008 2019 Alain Chiraussel
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Asperjocois in French.Le nom des habitants du 07 - Ardèche, habitants.fr
Sites and monuments Church from the 19th century La Chaise du Diable waterfall
See also Communes of the Ardèche department
References
External links
Asperjoc on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Asprejoc on the 1750 Cassini Map