Tournon-sur-Rhône (French: [tuʁnɔ̃ syʁ ʁon]; Occitan: Tornon) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is one of the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges.

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Tournon-sur-Rhône
Subprefecture and commune
A view across the river in Tournon-sur-Rhône
Coat of arms
Location of Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Coordinates: 45°04′05″N 4°50′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Intercommunality	CA Arche Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Sausset[1]
Area 1	21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	10,622
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
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. 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.

Geography

It is located on the right bank of the river Rhône, in the Ardèche departement,[3] opposite Tain-l'Hermitage, (which is located in the Drôme département)

History

Tournon had its own counts as early as the 9th century reign of Louis I. In the middle of the 17th century the title passed from them to the dukes of Ventadour.[3]

Population

Notable sights

This section is largely based on an article in the out-of-copyright Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, which was produced in 1911. (April 2021)

• The church of St Julian dates chiefly from the 14th century.
• The lycée occupies an old college founded in the 16th century by Cardinal François de Tournon.
• Of the two suspension bridges which unite the town with Tain-l'Hermitage on the left bank of the river, one was built in 1825 and is the oldest in France.
• A statue to General Rampon stands in the Place Carnot.[3]

Notable people

• Jean-Antoine Courbis (1752–1795), lawyer and revolutionary
• Sébastien Joly (born 1979), racing cyclist, coach and sports director
• Greta Richioud (born 1996), racing cyclist

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department
• Antoine Sartorio

References

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tournon-sur-Rhône.

• Faure, Gabriel (1936). Tournon. Paris: Maison du livre français. OCLC 468055204.

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