La Souche
Encyclopedia
La Souche is a commune
in the Ardèche
department in southern France
.
; its main hamlets are located on the right bank of the river Lignon
, which rises in the commune's western part, then flows eastward through the commune.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ardèche
Ardèche
Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The commune is located in the Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche 15 km (9.3 mi) east of AubenasAubenas
Aubenas is a commune in the southern part of the Ardèche department in the Rhône Valley in southern France.It is the seat of several government offices...
; its main hamlets are located on the right bank of the river Lignon
Lignon (Ardèche)
The Lignon is a long river in the Ardèche département, southern France. Its source is at La Souche, in the Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche. It flows generally east-northeast...
, which rises in the commune's western part, then flows eastward through the commune.