Tournon-sur-Rhône

Tournon-sur-Rhône (French: [tuʁnɔ̃ syʁ ʁon]; Occitan: Tornon) 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.

Tournon-sur-Rhône
Subprefecture and commune
A view across the river in Tournon-sur-Rhône
Coat of arms
Location of Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Coordinates: 45°04′05″N 4°50′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementTournon-sur-Rhône
CantonTournon-sur-Rhône
IntercommunalityCA Arche Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Sausset[1]
Area
1
21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
10,622
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07324 /07300
Elevation115–508 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.

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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17933,300—    
18003,419+3.6%
18063,984+16.5%
18213,555−10.8%
18313,971+11.7%
18364,174+5.1%
18414,740+13.6%
18464,807+1.4%
18514,861+1.1%
18564,918+1.2%
18615,252+6.8%
18665,509+4.9%
18725,390−2.2%
18766,083+12.9%
18815,092−16.3%
18865,286+3.8%
18915,146−2.6%
18965,344+3.8%
YearPop.±%
19015,174−3.2%
19065,003−3.3%
19114,719−5.7%
19215,037+6.7%
19265,043+0.1%
19315,332+5.7%
19365,658+6.1%
19465,798+2.5%
19546,785+17.0%
19626,878+1.4%
19687,858+14.2%
19758,732+11.1%
19829,099+4.2%
19909,546+4.9%
19999,946+4.2%
200810,607+6.6%
201410,689+0.8%

Notable sights
  • 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

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tournon". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 107.

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


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