Tournon-sur-Rhône

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Tournon-sur-Rhône
Subprefecture and commune
A view across the river in Tournon-sur-Rhône
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°04′05″N 4°50′00″E / 45.0681°N 4.8333°E / 45.0681; 4.8333Coordinates: 45°04′05″N 4°50′00″E / 45.0681°N 4.8333°E / 45.0681; 4.8333
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Intercommunality	CA Arche Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Sausset[1]
Area 1	21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	10,598
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07324 /07300
Elevation	115–508 m (377–1,667 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tournon-sur-Rhône (French: [tuʁnɔ̃ syʁ ʁon]) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardéche department, The others being Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges.

Geography[]

It is located on the right bank of the river Rhône, in the Ardèche departement,^[3] opposite Tain-l'Hermitage, (which is located in the Drôme département)

History[]

Tournon had its own counts as early as the 9th century reign of Louis I. In the middle of the 17th century the title passed from them to the dukes of Ventadour.^[3]

Population[]

Notable sights[]

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• The church of St Julian dates chiefly from the 14th century.
• The lycée occupies an old college founded in the 16th century by Cardinal François de Tournon.
• Of the two suspension bridges which unite the town with Tain-l'Hermitage on the left bank of the river, one was built in 1825 and is the oldest in France.
• A statue to General Rampon stands in the Place Carnot.^[3]

Notable people[]

• Jean-Antoine Courbis (1752–1795), lawyer and revolutionary
• Greta Richioud (born 1996), racing cyclist

See also[]

• Communes of the Ardèche department
• Antoine Sartorio

Further reading[]

• Faure, Gabriel (1936). Tournon. Paris: Maison du livre français. OCLC 468055204.

References[]

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