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Lozère (in
Occitan Losera), is a
department in southeast
France near the
Massif Central.
History
Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the
French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the
former province of
Languedoc.
The
Beast of Gévaudan was a creature that terrorized the general area of the former province of
Gévaudan, in today's Lozère, in the
Margeride Mountains, in the general timeframe of 1764 to 1767.
The cheese of Lozère was praised in
Pliny's Natural History:
» The kinds of cheese that are most esteemed at Rome, where the various good things of all nations are to be judged of by comparison, are those which come from the provinces of
Nemausus, and more especially the villages there of Lesura and Gabalis; but its excellence is only very short-lived, and it must be eaten while it's fresh.
Geography
Lozère is part of the current
Languedoc-Roussillon region and is surrounded by the departments of
Cantal,
Haute-Loire,
Ardèche,
Gard, and
Aveyron.
Economy
The main activities are farming and tourism.
The department has one of the lowest unemployment rates in France.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called
Lozériens. Lozère is the least populated French department.
The low population density (14 inhabitant/km²) is thought to be due to the region's poor soils and to rural depopulation, which was particularly high in the region between 1850 and 1910.
In recent years, the department's population has increased slightly, as it's thought to offer a good quality of life, and due to improved transport networks. However, the population is older than the national average.
Tourism
Tourist activities include
caving and a variety of sports, such as
skiing and
kayaking. Lozère contains a part of the
Cévennes National Park. Lozère is considered one of the best areas in France for trout fishing. Rivers such as the Lot, Tarn and Truyère are particularly noted for their trout populations.
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