Ardèche

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Ardèche
Department
Flag of Ardèche
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Ardèche in France
Location of Ardèche in France
Coordinates: 44°40′N 4°25′E / 44.667°N 4.417°E / 44.667; 4.417Coordinates: 44°40′N 4°25′E / 44.667°N 4.417°E / 44.667; 4.417
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
PrefecturePrivas
SubprefecturesLargentière
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Government
 • PresidentLaurent Ughetto[1] (PS)
Area
[2]
 • Total5,528.6 km2 (2,134.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total322,381
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ardéchois
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number07
Arrondissements3
Cantons17
Communes339
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2
For other uses, see Ardèche (disambiguation).

Ardèche (Occitan: Ardecha) is a département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. It is named after the Ardèche river.

History[change | change source]

The 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[change | change source]

The 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:

The highest point in the department is Mont Mézenc (44°54′40″N 04°11′27″E / 44.91111°N 4.19083°E / 44.91111; 4.19083 (Mont Mézenc)). 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:

The Allier river forms the border of the Lozère department and the Ardèche for about 20 km (12 mi).

Climate[change | change source]

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Privas is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.[6] The southern part of the department has a Mediterranean climate of the subtype Csb.

Administration[change | change source]

Ardèche is managed by the Departmental Council of Ardèche in Privas. The department is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Administrative divisions[change | change source]

There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 339 communes (municipalities) in Ardèche.[7]

Arrondissements of the Ardèche
INSEE
code		 Arrondissement Capital Population[8]
(2014)		 Area[9]
(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:[10]

  1. Annonay-1 (0701)
  2. Annonay-2 (0702)
  3. Aubenas-1 (0703)
  4. Aubenas-2 (0704)
  5. Bourg-Saint-Andéol (0705)
  6. Le Cheylard (0706)
  7. Guilherand-Granges (0707)
  8. Lamastre (0708)
  9. Le Pouzin (0709)
  10. Privas (0710)
  11. Sarras (0711)
  12. Le Teil (0712)
  13. Thueyts (0713)
  14. Tournon-sur-Rhône (0714)
  15. Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (0715)
  16. Les Vans (0716)
  17. La Voulte-sur-Rhône (0717)

Demographics[change | change source]

The inhabitants of Ardèche are known, in French, as Ardéchois (women: Ardéchoises).[11]

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.[8]

Evolution of the population in Allier

The communes in the department with more than 7,000 inhabitants are:[8]

City Population
(2014)[8] 		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

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References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Le Président". Ardèche, le Département. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Historique de l'Ardèche". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mont Mézenc, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ville de Privas" (in French). Annuaire des Mairies et Villes de France. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Département de l'Ardèche (07)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Habitants du départment: Ardèche (07)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

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