Tain-l'Hermitage (French pronunciation: [tɛ̃ lɛʁmitaʒ]; Occitan: Tinh de l'Ermitatge or Tenh de l'Ermitatge), commonly known as Tain, is a commune in the French department of Drôme, southeastern France.
Tain-l'Hermitage | |
---|---|
Commune | |
![]() The town of Tain l'Hermitage and its vineyards | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Tain-l'Hermitage ![]() | |
![]() ![]() Tain-l'Hermitage ![]() ![]() Tain-l'Hermitage | |
Coordinates: 45°04′18″N 4°50′35″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Drôme |
Arrondissement | Valence |
Canton | Tain-l'Hermitage |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Angéli |
Area 1 | 4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
Population | 6,106 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Demonym | Tinois(e) or Tainois(e) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 26347 /26600 |
Elevation | 115–280 m (377–919 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is located on the left bank of the river Rhône, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône, which is located in Ardèche. The view from the vine-covered hill above the town has attracted many tourists including, in 1788, future American President Thomas Jefferson.[2]
A notable wine producing commune, wines include Hermitage AOC and Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Cornas AOC. The red wines are produced from Syrah, and the whites from Marsanne and/or Roussanne. Tain-l'Hermitage is home to a large number of wineries, including Maison M. Chapoutier, Caves de Tain and Paul Jaboulet Âiné, as well as many smaller domaines.
In 1818 the commune was the home of French wine négociant Calvet, founded by Jean-Marie Calvet. Shortly after, it expanded to Bordeaux, establishing itself in the city proper and building a château in the Médoc in 1870.[3]
The commune is twinned with:
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
General | |
---|---|
National libraries | |
Other |
|
![]() | This Drôme geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |