Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay (; oc, Sant Marcèl d'ès Anonai) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Ardèche department in southern
France
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The village was founded in 972. The
Deûme passes through Saint-Marcel and flows into the
Cance with
Annonay. Water from these rivers come from the granitic areas and is very pure. Their patent rights have been recognized for several centuries with the rise of paper mills. The paper mills of Annonay by
Montgolfier-Canson formed only two groups in the 18th century from
Vidalon and
Faya-Largeau
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In 1805,
Jean-Baptiste de Montgolfier was detached from Vidalon to create a factory in Saint-Marcel. Paper production was a large contributor to the rise of the commune and was the main industry for a long period of time. The employees of paper mills were called ''les usines'',
French for
factory
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and formed the integral part of their culture and life.
The small commune formed only industrial and is residential today, the magnificent buildings mixed with modern buildings.
See also
*
Communes of the Ardèche department
References
External links
Official Web site
Communes of Ardèche
Ardèche communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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