Tauriers
| Tauriers | |
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The church and surrounding buildings in Tauriers | |
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Tauriers | |
| Coordinates: 44°33′09″N 4°16′53″E / 44.5525°N 4.2814°ECoordinates: 44°33′09″N 4°16′53″E / 44.5525°N 4.2814°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Largentière |
| Canton | Largentière |
| Intercommunality | Val de Ligne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Brigitte Bauland |
| Area1 | 4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 181 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07318 / 07110 |
| Elevation |
219–503 m (719–1,650 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Tauriers is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Its inhabitants are called Taurierois (male) and Taurieroises (female).
History
- 1790 : Tauriers was detached from Chassiers.
- 1 December 1974 : Tauriers atached to Largentière.
- 1 January 1989 : Tauriers was re-established as an independent commune.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 73 | — |
| 1968 | 90 | +23.3% |
| 1982 | 147 | +63.3% |
| 1990 | 156 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 166 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 179 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 181 | +1.1% |
People linked to the commune
- Michel Sima (1912–1987), Polish sculptor, photographer and ceramicist best known for his photographic portraits of Picasso[1] and of almost all the artists of the School of Paris,[2] lived and died in Tauriers.
- Werner Reinisch (1930), painter, engraver.
- Louis-Gabriel Suchet, Duke of Albufera, (1770–1826), Marshal of the Empire, Pair de France, French soldier during Revolution and the Empire.
See also
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