Tournon-sur-Rhône

Tournon-sur-Rhône

A view across the river in Tournon-sur-Rhône

Coat of arms
Tournon-sur-Rhône

Coordinates: 45°04′05″N 4°50′00″E / 45.0681°N 4.8333°E / 45.0681; 4.8333Coordinates: 45°04′05″N 4°50′00″E / 45.0681°N 4.8333°E / 45.0681; 4.8333
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton Tournon-sur-Rhône
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Frédéric Sausset
Area1 21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 10,607
  Density 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 07324 / 07300
Elevation 115–508 m (377–1,667 ft)
(avg. 123 m or 404 ft)

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.

Tournon-sur-Rhône (French: [tuʁ.nɔ̃.syʁ.ʁon]) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Geography

It is located on the right bank of the Rhône River, opposite Tain-l'Hermitage, which is located in the Drôme département.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17933,300    
18003,419+3.6%
18063,984+16.5%
18213,555−10.8%
18313,971+11.7%
18364,174+5.1%
18414,740+13.6%
18464,807+1.4%
18514,861+1.1%
18564,918+1.2%
18615,252+6.8%
18665,509+4.9%
18725,390−2.2%
18766,083+12.9%
18815,092−16.3%
18865,286+3.8%
18915,146−2.6%
18965,344+3.8%
19015,174−3.2%
19065,003−3.3%
19114,719−5.7%
19215,037+6.7%
19265,043+0.1%
19315,332+5.7%
19365,658+6.1%
19465,798+2.5%
19546,785+17.0%
19626,878+1.4%
19687,858+14.2%
19758,732+11.1%
19829,099+4.2%
19909,546+4.9%
19999,946+4.2%
200810,607+6.6%
201410,689[1]+0.8%

Sights

Twin towns

Tournon-sur-Rhône is twinned with:

See also

References

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