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Lozre
Coat of Arms of Lozre
Information
Number	48
Rgion	Languedoc-Roussillon
Prfecture	Mende
Subprefecture	Florac
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 100th 73,509 14 /km
Area	5,167 km
Arrondissements	2
Cantons	25
Communes	185
President of the general council	XX
Location
Location of de la Lozre in France

Lozre is a dpartement in southeast France near the Massif Central.

History

Lozre was one of the original 83 dpartements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc. The Beast of Gvaudan was a creature that terrorized the general area of the former province of Gvaudan, in today's Lozre, in the Margeride Mountains, in the general timeframe of 1764 to 1767.

Lozre is part of the current Languedoc-Roussillon rgion and is surrounded by the dpartements of Cantal, Haute-Loire, Ardche, Gard, and Aveyron.

The dpartement has one of the lowest unemployment rates in France.

The inhabitants of the dpartement are called Lozriens. Lozre is the least populated French dpartement.

Tourist activities include caving and a variety of sports, such as skiing and kayaking. Lozre contains a part of the Cvennes National Park.

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