Cornas
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Cornas | |
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Commune | |
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Cornas | |
Coordinates: 44°57′40″N 4°51′00″E / 44.9611°N 4.85°ECoordinates: 44°57′40″N 4°51′00″E / 44.9611°N 4.85°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ardèche |
Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
Canton | Guilherand-Granges |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Élios Bernard Giné |
Area 1 | 8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 2,274 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 07070 /07130 |
Elevation | 98–492 m (322–1,614 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Cornas is a commune in the département of Ardèche in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. The name is Celtic for "burnt land."
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 643 | — |
1968 | 717 | +11.5% |
1975 | 1,007 | +40.4% |
1982 | 1,563 | +55.2% |
1990 | 2,102 | +34.5% |
1999 | 2,082 | −1.0% |
2008 | 2,255 | +8.3% |
Economy[]
The region is famous for wine, which is designated Cornas AOC.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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