Annonay

Annonay is a town and commune in the north part of the Ardèche department of France. This commune has the most people living in it of the Ardèche département, although it is not the préfecture, which is the smaller town of Privas.

Annonay
Coat of arms
Location of Annonay
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Coordinates: 45°14′27″N 4°40′17″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Intercommunality	Bassin d'Annonay
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Olivier Dussopt
Area 1	21.20 km2 (8.19 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	15,383
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07010 /07100
Elevation	270–746 m (886–2,448 ft) (avg. 358 m or 1,175 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Annonay is a few kilometers away from the Rhône River, 75 km south of Lyon and 40 from Saint-Étienne.

History

The town's name is possibly of Roman beginnings.

On June 4, 1783, Annonay was the place where the Montgolfier brothers made their first public unmanned hot air balloon flight.

Twin towns

Annonay's twin towns include:

- Chelmsford (Great Britain)

- Backnang (Germany)

Related pages

• Communes of the Ardèche department

Other websites

• Town Hall and local information (in French)
• Regional Chamber of Commerce Archived 2008-11-06 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Industrial data Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Annonay in Google maps