Annonay
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| Intercommunality | Bassin d'Annonay |
| Mayor | Gérard Weber (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 270–746 m (890–2,448 ft) (avg. 358 m / 1,175 ft) |
| Land area1 | 21.20 km2 (8.19 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 17,522 (1999) |
| - Density | 827 /km2 (2,140 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07010/ 07100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 45°14′27″N 4°40′17″E / 45.2408333333°N 4.67138888889°E
Annonay is a town and commune in the north part of the Ardèche département of France. This commune has the most people living in it of the Ardèche département, although it is not the préfecture (capital), which can be found in the smaller town of Privas.
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Geography [change]
Annonay can be found a few kilometers away from the river Rhône, 75 km south of Lyon and 40 from Saint-Étienne.
History [change]
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.
On March 8, 2001, an ETA terrorist suspect was arrested at a roadblock.
Twin towns [change]
Annonay's twin towns include:
Related pages [change]
Other websites [change]
- Town Hall and local information (French)
- Regional Chamber of Commerce (French)
- Industrial data (French)
- Annonay in Google maps
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