Tournon-sur-Rhône (; oc, Tornon) 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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. It is one of the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, after
Annonay,
Aubenas
Aubenas (; oc, Aubenàs) is a commune in the southern part of the Ardèche department in Southern France. It is the seat of several government offices. The mountainous and rugged countryside is popular for vacation homes. The river Ardèche fl ...
, and
Guilherand-Granges
Guilherand-Granges () is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is a suburb of Valence, Drôme. It is one of the most populous commune in the Ardéche department, after Annonay and Aubenas, and before Tournon-sur-Rhône.
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.
Geography
It is located on the right bank of the river
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...
, in the
Ardèche ,
opposite
Tain-l'Hermitage
Tain-l'Hermitage (; oc, Tinh de l'Ermitatge or ), commonly known as Tain, is a commune in the French department of Drôme, southeastern France.
Geography
It is located on the left bank of the river Rhône, opposite Tournon-sur-Rhône, which is l ...
, (which is located in the
Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019. )
History
Tournon had its own
count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
s as early as the 9th century reign of
Louis I Louis I may refer to:
* Louis the Pious, Louis I of France, "the Pious" (778–840), king of France and Holy Roman Emperor
* Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia (ruled 1123–1140)
* Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg (c. 1098–1158)
* Louis I of Blois ...
. In the middle of the 17th century the title passed from them to the
dukes of Ventadour.
Population
Notable sights
*The church of St Julian dates chiefly from the 14th century.
*The occupies an old college founded in the 16th century by Cardinal
François de Tournon
François de Tournon (1489 in Tournon-sur-Rhône – 1562 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was a French Augustinian monk, an archbishop, diplomat, courtier, and cardinal. From 1536 he was also a military supply officer of French forces operating i ...
.
*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.
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
Antoine Sartorio (27 January 1885, Menton – 19 February 1988, Jouques) was a French sculptor.
Brief biography
Antoine Sartorio was born in Menton on 27 January 1885 and died in Jouques on 19 February 1988. He studied at the École des Beaux-A ...
References
Further reading
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Communes of Ardèche
Subprefectures in France
Vivarais
Ardèche communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
Populated places on the Rhône
Populated riverside places in France
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