Annonay
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| Coordinates: 45°14′27″N 4°40′17″E / 45.2408333333°N 4.67138888889°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. | |
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.
Geography
[change | change source]Annonay is a few kilometers away from the Rhône River, 75 km south of Lyon and 40 from Saint-Étienne.
History
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]Annonay's twin towns include:
Related pages
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- 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
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