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Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Coat of arms of Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Tournon-sur-Rhône is located in France
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Location in France
Tournon-sur-Rhône is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton Tournon-sur-Rhône
Intercommunality Arche Agglo
Area
1
21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
10,558
 • Density 502.52/km2 (1,301.5/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Tournonais
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07324 /07300
Elevation 115–508 m (377–1,667 ft)
(avg. 312 m or 1,024 ft)
Website ville-tournon.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tournon-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Ardèche department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The city is at about 20 km (12 mi) to the north of Valence, the capital of the Drôme department.

History

Tournon-sur-Rhône, with the name of Tournon, was one of the seven districts of the Ardèche department when it was created on 4 March 1790. When the arrondissements were created in 1800, Tournon was one of the three arrondissements of the department.

On 18 March 1988, the name of the city was changed from Tournon to Tournon-sur-Rhône.

Geography

The commune of Tournon-sur-Rhône is on the northeastern part of the Ardèche department, on the border with the Drôme department. The city is on the right side of the Rhône river.

The commune has an area of 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi), and its average altitude is 312 m (1,024 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 121 m (397 ft).

The distances from Tournon-sur-Rhône to other cities are:

Tournon-sur-Rhône and its neighboring communes
Map of the commune of Tournon-sur-Rhône

Tournon-sur-Rhône is surrounded by the communes:

Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Montluçon is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype "Cfb".

Population

The inhabitants of Tournon-sur-Rhône are known, in French, as Tournonais (women: Tournonaises).

With a population of 10,558, Tournon-sur-Rhône is the fourth largest city of the department and has a population density of 503 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Tournon-sur-Rhône

Administration

Tournon-sur-Rhône is a subprefecture of the Ardèche department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton Tournon-sur-Rhône formed by 13 communes, including Tournon-sur-Rhône, with 20,885 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Arche Agglo, officially named as Communauté d'agglomération Hermitage-Tournonais-Herbasse-Pays de Saint Félicien.

Sister cities

Tournon-sur-Rhône is twinned with:

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