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Location of Ardèche in France
Location of Ardèche in France
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CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
PrefecturePrivas
SubprefecturesLargentière
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Government
 • PresidentLaurent Ughetto[1] (PS)
Area
 • Total5,528.6 km2 (2,134.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total322,381
 • Density58.3115/km2 (151.0261/sq mi)
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

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

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:

Haute-Loire Loire Isère
Haute-Loire Drôme
   Ardèche    
Lozère Gard Vaucluse
The highest point in the department is Mont Mézenc (

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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


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


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



Administrative divisions


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. 

  2.  Annonay-2 (0702)
    3. 

  3.  Aubenas-1 (0703)
    4. 

  4.  Aubenas-2 (0704)
    5. 

  5.  Bourg-Saint-Andéol (0705)
    6. 

  6.  Le Cheylard (0706)
    7. 

  7.  Guilherand-Granges (0707)
    8. 

  8.  Lamastre (0708)
    9. 

  9.  Le Pouzin (0709)
    10. 

  10.  Privas (0710)
    11. 

  11.  Sarras (0711)
    12. 

  12.  Le Teil (0712)
    13. 

  13.  Thueyts (0713)
    14. 

  14.  Tournon-sur-Rhône (0714)
    15. 

  15.  Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (0715)
    16. 

  16.  Les Vans (0716)
    17. 

  17.  La Voulte-sur-Rhône (0717)




Demographics


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
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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




    

  1. ↑ "Le Président". Ardèche, le Département. http://www.ardeche.fr/170-le-president.htm. 

    2. 

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Département de l’Ardèche (07)" (in fr). Comparateur de territoire. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/comparateur.asp?codgeo=DEP-07. 

    3. 

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in fr). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2525762?sommaire=2525768. 

    4. 

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Historique de l'Ardèche" (in fr). Le SPLAF. http://splaf.free.fr/07his.html. 

    5. 

  5. ↑ "Mont Mézenc, France". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=9715. 

    6. 

  6. ↑ "Ville de Privas" (in fr). Annuaire des Mairies et Villes de France. http://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/ville-privas.html. 

    7. 

  7. ↑ "Département de l’Ardèche (07)" (in fr). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/departement/DEP07-ardeche. 

    8. 

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (in fr) (PDF). Populations légales 2014. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2525755/dep07.pdf. 

    9. 

  9. ↑ "Département de l’Allier (03) et Arrondissements" (in fr). Comparateur de territoire. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=DEP-07+ARR-071+ARR-072+ARR-073. 

    10. 

  10. ↑ "Décret n° 2014-148 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ardèche" (in fr). Légifrance.gouv.fr. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028621829. 

    11. 

  11. ↑ "Habitants du départment: Ardèche (07)" (in fr). habitants.fr. http://www.habitants.fr/ardeche-07. 

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