Tartaras is a commune in the

Loire The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône. It rises in the so ...

department in central

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Geography

It is in the

Gier valley The Gier () is a French river that flows in a northeast direction through the Loire and Rhône departments. It is a tributary of the Rhône, which it enters from the right bank. The Gier valley was formerly heavily industrialized with coal and iro ...

just north of the river, between

Rive-de-Gier Rive-de-Gier (, literally ''Bank of Gier (river), Gier''; ) is a Communes of the Loire department, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. In 2020, with a population of 15,086 inhabitants and ...

to the west and Saint-Romain-en-Gier to the east.

History

The village dates back to the Roman era. Gallo-Roman sarcophagi are still visible in the town. During the 19th century Tartaras was in the heart of a coal basin.

Population

Sights

*The ''maison familiale rurale de Tartaras'' (Tartarus rural family home) is an institution recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture that offers training schemes in the 4th of the professional baccalaureate: horticulture and landscape works. *The

Givors canal The Givors canal () was built between 1761 and 1781 to carry coal, other goods and passengers from Rive-de-Gier to Givors on the Rhône, running beside the river Gier (river), Gier. The canal was approved in 1760 and after many problems opened ...

, built in 1761–81, passed by the village. At coordinates in Tartaras a tunnel long and wide was broken through solid rock. The tunnel and double lock at its entrance have been preserved as a monument, although the canal has mostly been filled in.

Personalities

Charles Bossut Charles Bossut (11 August 1730 – 14 January 1814) was a French mathematician and ''confrère'' of the Encyclopaedists. Early life and education Bossut was born in 1730 in Tartaras, Loire to Barthélemy Bossut and Jeanne Thonnerine. He lost h ...

(1730-1814), mathematician, was born in Tartarus.

References

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