Ardèche
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| Ardèche | |||
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| Coordinates: 44°40′N 4°25′E / 44.667°N 4.417°ECoordinates: 44°40′N 4°25′E / 44.667°N 4.417°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Rhône-Alpes | ||
| Prefecture | Privas | ||
| Subprefectures | Largentière Tournon-sur-Rhône |
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| Government | |||
| • President of the General Council | Pascal Terrasse (PS) | ||
| Area1 | |||
| • Total | 5,529 km2 (2,135 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 309,456 | ||
| • Rank | 76th | ||
| • Density | 55.970/km2 (144.961/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Department number | 07 | ||
| Arrondissements | 3 | ||
| Cantons | 33 | ||
| Communes | 339 | ||
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |||
Ardèche (Occitan and Arpitan: Ardecha) is a department in the center of southern France. It was named after the Ardèche River.
Related pages [change]
- Cantons of the Ardèche department
- Communes of the Ardèche department
- Arrondissements of the Ardèche department
Other websites [change]
Media related to Ardeche at Wikimedia Commons- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General Council website
