Ardèche
Ardèche (Occitan: Ardecha) is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. It is named after the Ardèche river.
Ardèche | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ardèche in France | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′N 4°25′E / 44.667°N 4.417°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Prefecture | Privas |
| Subprefectures | Largentière Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Government | |
| • President | Laurent Ughetto[1] (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,528.6 km2 (2,134.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
| • Total | 322,381 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ardéchois |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 07 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 17 |
| Communes | 339 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
History
changeThe department of Ardèche was created on 4 March 1790 with seven districts: Annonay, Aubenas, L'Argentière, Privas, Tournon, Vernoux and Villeneuve-de-Berg. The capital was Privas alternating with Annonay, Aubenas, Le Bourg(-Saint-Andéol) and Tournon. In August of that year, the number of districts was reduced to three: Mézenc, Aubenas and Tanargue. In September, Privas became the only capital of the department.[4]
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the three districts were changed into three arrondissements: Privas, L'Argentière and Tournon.[4]
On 18 March 1988, Tournon changed its name to Tournon-sur-Rhône.[4]
Geography
changeThe Ardèche is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has an area of 5,528.6 km2 (2,135 sq mi).[2]
The department is surrounded by 7 departments in 3 regions:
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
- Loire (north)
- Isère (northeast)
- Drôme (east)
- Haute-Loire (west)
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
- Vaucluse (southeast)
- Occitanie region
The highest point in the department is Mont Mézenc (44°54′40″N 04°11′27″E / 44.91111°N 4.19083°E). It is 1,753 m (5,751 ft) high.;[5] it is in the northwest of the department, on the border with the Haute-Loire department. The lowest point, 40 m (131 ft) above sea level, is where the Ardèche river flows into the Rhône (in the south east of the department).
The main rivers in Ardèche are:
- Loire, that flows through the western part of the department and ends in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Rhône, that makes the eastern border of the department and ends in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Ardèche, a tributary of the Rhône.
The Allier river forms the border of the Lozère department and the Ardèche for about 20 km (12 mi).
Climate
changeThe Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Privas is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb. The southern part of the department has a Mediterranean climate of the subtype Csb.
Administration
changeArdèche is managed by the Departmental Council of Ardèche in Privas. The department is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Administrative divisions
changeThere are 3 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 339 communes (municipalities) in Ardèche.[6]
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population[7] (2014) |
Area[8] (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 071 | Largentière | Largentière | 98,821 | 2,511.3 | 39.4 | 153 |
| 072 | Privas | Privas | 87,774 | 1,159.4 | 75.7 | 66 |
| 073 | Tournon-sur-Rhône | Tournon-sur-Rhône | 135,786 | 1,858.0 | 73.1 | 120 |
The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Ardèche department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:[9]
- Annonay-1 (0701)
- Annonay-2 (0702)
- Aubenas-1 (0703)
- Aubenas-2 (0704)
- Bourg-Saint-Andéol (0705)
- Le Cheylard (0706)
- Guilherand-Granges (0707)
- Lamastre (0708)
- Le Pouzin (0709)
- Privas (0710)
- Sarras (0711)
- Le Teil (0712)
- Thueyts (0713)
- Tournon-sur-Rhône (0714)
- Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (0715)
- Les Vans (0716)
- La Voulte-sur-Rhône (0717)
Demographics
changeThe inhabitants of Ardèche are known, in French, as Ardéchois (women: Ardéchoises).[10]
Ardèche had a population, in 2014, of 322,381,[3] for a population density of 58.3 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône, with 135,786 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.[7]
Evolution of the population in Allier
The communes in the department with more than 7,000 inhabitants are:[7]
| City | Population (2014)[7] |
Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|
| Annonay | 16,302 | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Aubenas | 11,917 | Largentière |
| Guilherand-Granges | 10,841 | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 10,558 | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Le Teil | 8,376 | Privas |
| Privas | 8,313 | Privas |
| Saint-Péray | 7,494 | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | 7,236 | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
Gallery
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Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Le Président". Ardèche, le Département. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Département de l'Ardèche (07)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Historique de l'Ardèche". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mont Mézenc, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Département de l'Ardèche (07)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ "Département de l'Allier (03) et Arrondissements". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ "Décret n° 2014-148 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ardèche" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Habitants du départment: Ardèche (07)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
Other websites
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- Departmental Council website (in French)
- Prefecture website Archived 2004-12-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)